The amounts and parameters around how much alcohol is safe for consumption was just altered significantly. Here's what you need to know.

The change is part of the new 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the US government's roadmap to healthy drinking and eating practices with has wide-reaching influence. US President Donald Trump's administration released new nutrition guidelines on Wednesday that abandon long-standing US recommendations that Americans restrict alcohol consumption to two beverages a day for men and one for women in favor of simply advising that they consume less to be healthier.

As Dry January draws attention to alcohol habits, new research reviews decades of data on moderation and health.

Its previous guidance provided limits for alcohol use to reduce long-term health risks, such as no more than 15 standard drinks for men and 10 standard drinks for women per week. But in a stark change, the new guidance says that consuming more than two standard drinks per week is risky for both men and women — and that no amount of alcohol is safe.

That one night out with friends may be more harmful to your health than having a drink every day of the week, new research suggests. A study published in June in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found moderate drinkers were more likely to engage ...

With the new year comes Dry January and a new surgeon general’s advisory on alcohol and cancer risk. Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that.

Previous research suggested that moderate alcohol intake may offer health benefits, like a glass of red wine for boosting heart health, but more recent studies have found that no amount of alcohol is good for your heart. (However, moderate drinking can lower the risk of the health effects associated with excessive drinking if you cut back.)