What is that glass of wine doing to your health?

Those who drink alcohol want to do so safely, but the risks of disease are ever present.Studies show differing health outcomes and relationships between consumption of alcohol and diseases like cancer, early onset dementia and heart disease.A new review brings together data from studies worldwide and shows that the impact of alcohol has been underestimated, but that changing drinking habits can reverse and slow down damage.It shows that the 'no safe level of alcohol' finding does not exclude alcohol from having beneficial effects.GuestProfessor Jurgen Rehm, senior scientist and researcher, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada  ReferencesA review of the relationship between dimensions of alcohol consumption and the burden of disease