Almost all light drinkers show little interest in other drugs.

He used no other drugs and was only a light drinker.

"But people who are light drinkers should certainly not be advised to drink more."

There may be other factors that lower mortality for light drinkers.

Drinking did not bother me at the time as I was a very light drinker.

They were light drinkers, but it did tend to steady her nerves.

I am a light drinker and actually enjoy drinks without the alcohol.

Studies show light drinkers are healthier than those who abstain.

Around 57% said they abstained during pregnancy and 23% were light drinkers.

If she is a smoker, I do not care, light drinker preferred.

For a light drinker, life with Callahan was a constant struggle.

The researchers focused on light drinkers and mothers who did not drink during pregnancy.

He had given up smoking years before, casually controlled his diet, and was a light drinker.

You can find some groups of nondrinkers who have similar mortality risks to light drinkers.

He had only ever been a light drinker, having two beers perhaps once in a while in a pub.

No such risk was seen among lighter drinkers.

"So this idea that nondrinkers always have higher mortality than light drinkers isn't true," Rogers said.

The majority of the drinking population is composed of moderate or light drinkers.

People who consume more than three drinks per day had a 58 percent higher mortality risk over the follow-up period compared with light drinkers.

The light drinkers had between one and five drinks and rarely binged.

Heavier drinkers tend to start drinking earlier than light drinkers.

Researchers compared the lightest drinkers - two or fewer drinks a week - with people who drank more.

Even lighter drinkers need to be aware that there could be harmful effects on their work performance or personal relationships.

Binge-drinking by people otherwise considered to be light drinkers is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular problems and mortality.

"For the most part we showed that light drinkers were less affected or not affected at all," said Benedetti.