Is One Unit of Alcohol Bad? The Modern Health Consensus
                                
                                
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                                Modern research has led global health organizations to declare that no level of alcohol consumption is entirely safe. This evolving understanding reopens the fundamental question: is one unit of alcohol bad, and what do the latest studies reveal about even the most modest drinking habits?