Do you think enjoying half a glass of wine per day poses the equivalent health risk of smoking two packs of cigarettes a month? Well that’s what a new report published in BMC Public Health insinuates.
More specifically, the authors equate the cancer risk that arises from smoking five weekly cigarettes for men and 10 for women to that of a bottle of wine. The findings may be portrayed by some as gospel, but don’t put down the glass just yet.
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