Still, even when considering the cancer quotient and health warnings, many women

surpass the seven-drinks-per-week recommendation and seemingly carry on just fine.

Considering all the contradictory evidence, what exactly is the cut-off point for knowing

when to say when? “For alcohol amounts, you don’t want to get in a pissing match about the cut-offs

themselves,” Saitz says. Instead of simply thinking about confining intake to “moderate”

limits, Saitz encourages people to think about consumption in a continuous sense. “Most people think there’s some cut-off, but really, there isn’t. The more you increase [alcohol consumption], the more likely you are to experience harmful health consequences. The more you drink, or the more frequently you drink, the more the risks of those consequences go up.”