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Alcohol: Time to Put a Cork in It?

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How Much Alcohol Is Safe to Drink?

When it comes to cancer, there is no safe amount. Even at low amounts of consumption, drinking alcohol increases the risk of mouth and throat cancers. Acetaldehyde reacts with DNA and with proteins to basically glob onto them. And all this can trigger mutations in our DNA, leading to cancer cells.

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