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Maximum grams of alcohol (the equivalent of 4-ounces of wine) consumed per day that offers the highest probability of reaching 90 years of age. A study conducted at Maastricht University Medical Centre in the Netherlands has found that men and women who drank an average of one glass of wine or beer per day had a longer life expectancy than abstainers and heavy drinkers. The authors of the study emphasize that its results should not be used as motivation to start drinking.