New Study: Even Safe Levels Of Alcohol May Be Risky For The Heart

Bottles of alcohol are displayed at Bar Convent Brooklyn, an international bar & beverage trade show at the Brooklyn Expo Center on June 12, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Drinking levels of alcohol regarded as safe in some countries can still be linked with the development of heart failure, according to research presented at Heart Failure 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Study author, Dr. Bethany Wong of St. Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, said: “This study adds to the body of evidence that a more cautious approach to alcohol consumption is needed.