• Moderate consumption (up to 1 drink a day for a woman; 1 or 2 a day for a man) may raise your HDL. But doctors don't recommend starting to drink alcohol to raise your HDL.
• More than 2 drinks a day may raise triglyceridelevels in people who are overweight or who have high triglyceride levels.
• Heavy drinking greatly increases risk of heart and liver damage,addiction, and other serious health problems.