Light drinking linked to fewer risks in heart disease patients: study

This news deserves a toast.

While research on drinking is abundant — and abundantly inconsistent, at times — conventional thinking would suggest that people with cardiovascular disease, known internationally as CVD, should reduce alcohol intake, which can increase blood pressure and contribute to other risk factors. However, new findings reported Monday have shown that light to moderate drinking may be a boon to heart disease patients, who were determined to be less likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or angina while consuming up to 105 grams of straight hooch per week, as opposed to those who stay sober.