No level of drinking has a protective effect on health, and heavy drinking is associated with an increased risk for alcohol-related death, according to research published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.1 “Even low levels of alcohol use come with health risks,” lead study author Kevin Shield, PhD, a senior scientist who leads the World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, said in a statement.2 “And that risk...