Paraphrasing the findings paints a slightly different picture: "Drinking 25g (45g for males) of ethanol daily did not increase risk of mortality." Basically, h

Paraphrasing the findings paints a slightly different picture: "Drinking 25g (45g for males) of ethanol daily did not increase risk of mortality." Basically, having 2/4 drinks per day isn't going to kill you. Drinking more than that definitely increases your risk of premature death, though. Also, this is a meta-study that reiterates the findings of previous meta-studies on the topic.