Even moderate drinking raises your risk of stroke, finds study (Metro)

Even cutting down your alcohol intake may not completely protect you from the health risks of booze.

It might be time to go teetotal.

A new study challenges the belief that a drink a day could be good for you, finding that even moderate drinking raises a person’s risk of stroke and high blood pressure.

In the study, conducted in China, researchers tracked more than 500,000 people for a decade, looking at their medical history and habits with smoking and drinking. Read more