New alcohol research shows drinking small amounts can still be harmful to health - PBS NewsHour

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. It's risk over a lifetime, for non-alcoholics. For alcoholics, risk is closer due to excess

I look at the report this way: It's a lifetime risk, so if a person is, say, 25 years old, then yes reduce consumption to a low level. But if a person is, say, 50, and has had moderate (old style) consumption of 10 drinks or less a week, then cutting way back to 2 drinks would not help them much, but some. And a person at 75, well most of the effect has long since been baked in, and there is not much to lose if they stay comfortably below alcoholic levels. At any age, alcoholic levels are a substantial risk. Personally, I'm in the 2-5 drink/wk range and will stay with that.

Keep up the sobriety. It's working for you. Good going. I raise my mug of morning coffee to you!