It is best for the elderly not to drink alcohol, and if they do, their daily alcohol intake should not exceed 25 grams for male elderly and 15g per day for female elderly. Alcohol is an important risk factor for many diseases, such as high blood pressure, stomach cancer, liver cancer, etc., and has been classified as a class 1 carcinogen by the World Health Organization’s Agency for Research on Cancer. Drinking alcohol is harmful to health is the consensus of all mankind. Older people are advised not to drink alcohol as their body functions are declining. If you have to drink, the daily intake of alcohol for men should be controlled at 25 grams, that is, about 50 degrees of white wine one or two, and the daily intake of alcohol for women should be no more than 15 grams, that is, 30 grams of 50-degree white wine (half a tael) or so. At the same time, it should be noted that not only white wine, other alcoholic beverages also contain alcohol, excessive consumption will still exceed the standard. Beer, for example, has an alcohol content of between 4 and 12 degrees, so if you consume about 200-500 milliliters of beer, your alcohol intake will exceed the limit. Alcohol is prohibited for pregnant women, lactating women, and children. Alcohol is also prohibited in the case of specific diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver. Alcohol is also not recommended for healthy young people.