Does drinking alcohol really help us stay healthy？If so,how much should we have each day？Recently a study,co-authored by 512 researchers from 243 institutions,was published in the well-known journal The Lancet.The researchers built a database of more than a thousand alcohol studies and data sources,as well as death and disability records from 195 countries between 1990 and 2016.The goal was to see how alcohol affects the risk of 23 health problems.The number that jumped out,in the end,was zero.Anything more than that was associated with health risks.
"What has been ignored is that no amount of drinking is good for you," said Emmanuela Gakidou,a professor at the University of Washington. "People should no longer think that a drink or two a day is good for you.What's best for you is to not drink at all," she said.The study found that 2.8 million people across the globe died in 2016 of alcohol-related courses.For people aged 15 to 49，alcohol is the leading risk factor for experiencing a negative health outcome.
This is an alarming report for the roughly 2 billion human beings who drink alcohol.The report challenges the controversial assumption that moderate drinking provides a clear health benefit.That idea took hold in the 1990s after news reports on the "French paradox"：The French have relatively low rates of heart disease despite a fatty diet.Some researchers pointed to red wine consumption among the French as potentially protective.
A large number of studies found evidence that people who have a drink or two a day are less likely to have heart disease than people who give up or drink too much.But the new study,while noting the lower risks of heart disease from moderate drinking,found that many other health risks balance out health benefits.Those include the risks of breast cancer,interpersonal violence,self-harm and transportation accidents.



What can we conclude from the study published in The Lancet？ ______

A. No amount of alcohol is safe.
B. A drink or two day is good for us.
C. Alcohol has little to do with health risks.
D. Alcohol will be forbidden in 195 countries.

What is Emmanuela Gakidou's attitude towards drinking alcohol？ ______

A. Supportive.
B. Unfavorable.
C. Admiring.
D. Unconcerned.

What does the "French paradox" suggest？ ______

A. The French consume too much alcohol.
B. Red wine may cause heart diseases.
C. The French need to go on a diet.
D. Alcohol benefits human beings.

According to the last paragraph,who are less likely to suffer from heart disease？ ______

A. Those who have fatty diet.
B. Those who have given up alcohol.
C. Those who drink a little every day.
D. Those who drink as much as they can.