Boozing every day IS good for you, boffins reveal as study finds drinking alcohol regularly cuts your risk of dying by a fifth
To gain the benefits you need to have more than three drinks a week, but less than 14
A DAILY booze can cut the risk of an early death by a fifth, according to a tasteful study.
The American College of Cardiology discovered a daily drink or two can help us live longer - but only in moderation.
Adults used in the study, were required to have more than three drinks a week but less than 14, the reports.
Female subjects guzzled less than seven drinks and saw their early death risks plummet by 25 per cent.
Men also gained some benefits as their early death risks decreased by 13 per cent.
But scientists insisted that big boozers were still more likely to die early.
Results showed if people drank heavily, they were 25 per cent more likely to die early than their moderate counterparts.
Mr John Scurr, a leading consultant vascular surgeon at Lister Hospital, slammed scientists for producing a range of misleading studies on the links between alcohol and health.
He reportedly said it is wrong and "simply misleading" to say drinking is completely bad, even though some people "drink to excess and become addicted".
Sir David Spiegelhalter, professor of public understanding of risk at Cambridge University sided with the British public, understanding why people had become confused when making drinking choices.
He said: "The long-term effects of low alcohol consumption are complex and difficult to investigate - no wonder people might be confused".
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Earlier this year, the Chief Medical Officer released drinking guidelines for people who drank "frequently".
Professor Dame Sally Davies said in her review: "The risk of developing a range of health problems (including cancers of the mouth, throat and breast), the more you drink on a regular basis."
She added: "...it is safest not to drink more than 14 units a week on a regular basis."
The Journal of Clinical Oncology claimed women with the disease could live longer if they drank alcohol in moderation, the newspaper reports.