Heavy drinking has been shown to raise mortality risk, but, at lower levels, what’s in your glass may also matter, a new study suggests.

In recent research of data from 340,924 participants in the UK Biobank, wine was linked to lower mortality, while beer and spirits were tied to higher death risk.

Data were collected between 2006 and 2022, with more than 13 years of average follow-up. The findings were presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session in New Orleans.

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In the study, participants reported their alcohol intake as never/occasional, low, moderate or high.

High consumption was defined as more than 40 grams per day for men (about three standard drinks) and more than 20 grams per day for women (about 1.4 standard drinks).

Participants with high alcohol consumption had a 24% higher risk of all-cause death, 36% higher risk of cancer death and 14% higher risk of cardiovascular death when compared to people who never or occasionally drank, according to the study findings.

With low or moderate alcohol consumption, however, the mortality risk appeared to differ according to the type of beverage.

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Spirits, beer and cider were associated with significantly higher mortality, the researchers found, while the same amount of wine intake was linked to significantly lower mortality. Moderate wine drinkers had a 21% lower risk of cardiovascular death than those who never or occasionally drank.

Conversely, those who drank low amounts of spirits, beer or cider were found to have a 9% higher risk of cardiovascular death.

"These results come from the general population, and in certain high-risk groups, such as people with chronic diseases or cardiovascular conditions, the risks could be even higher," Dr. Zhangling Chen, a professor at the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University in China and the study's senior author, said in a press release.

"These findings can help refine guidance, emphasizing that the health risks of alcohol depend not only on the amount of alcohol consumed but also on the type of beverage."

One potential reason for wine’s lower mortality association could be that it contains compounds such as polyphenols and antioxidants, which could have beneficial effects on blood vessels, inflammation and cardiovascular health, the researchers noted.

Jessica Steinman, a Los Angeles addiction specialist and chief clinical officer for No Matter What Recovery, said the study’s information is "helpful" but cautioned against broadly applying the findings to individuals, particularly those with a history of substance misuse.

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While certain ingredients or substances might help someone with a specific issue, she expressed her concern when it comes to mental health issues and addiction.

"When we hear these stories or get this research, it becomes a ‘black and white’ larger generalization for the population, and we want to be careful with that," Steinman, who was not involved in the research, told Fox News Digital.

"Not everybody should have daily consumption of an alcoholic substance, whether it's wine, beer or certain liquors. … If there's someone who’s struggling with substances, then they really shouldn't be having it at all."

Different substances have different levels of alcohol in them, and each person metabolizes alcohol uniquely, the expert noted.

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"All those kinds of things are so specific to one person or a small sect of people," she said. "So, we want to make sure anytime there's research given about something, that we're not taking it as a society and saying, ‘Let's do this,’ and not keeping it as black and white.

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"Overall, more is not better, but also the higher potency of alcohol and higher percentages of alcohol is going to affect people negatively as well."

Steinman recommended consulting with a medical professional for individual guidance.

The researchers acknowledged some limitations of the study. Because it was observational in design, the study could not prove that drinking wine led to lower mortality or that other alcoholic beverages directly caused higher mortality.

Also, the participants reported their baseline alcohol intake at the start of the study, which means any changes in drinking patterns during the follow-up period were not recorded.

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There was also the chance that wine drinkers may have different dietary or other lifestyle habits that could affect their health outcomes, the researchers noted.

The UK Biobank participants also tend to be healthier than the overall population, which could limit the ability for the finding to be generalized to wider populations.

The authors called for high-quality randomized studies to confirm the differences in how drinking habits reflect mortality risk.

'Nightcaps' is a daily column that catches you up on the biggest sports, news and culture stories you may have missed while pretending to do work at your desk. It runs Monday–Friday on OutKick.com.

Second Hump Day of August. We're here. We've made it. We've all waited for this day. We've grinded our tails off for MONTHS now for this very moment ... NFL Preseason Week 1 Eve! Can you feel it? Who's excited? Anyone? Bueller?

Fine. It ain't exactly the real thing, but Lord knows it beats more WNBA talk. Right? Can you at least give me that?

I'll take anything at this point. And if that something is a six-pack of preseason games tomorrow night, I'll gladly take it and RUN.

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Welcome back, NFL. Let's get this preseason started so we can get through it as quickly as possible and get to the real thing.

Welcome to a Hump Day Nightcaps — the one where new Dallas Cowboys wife, Haley Cavinder (Ferguson), fires back at an internet troll who took a nasty little shot at her earlier this week.

This is what training camp is for, folks. Everyone is working out the kinks right now.

What else? I've got the wokes getting MAD MAD at Pat McAfee for attending a high school sporting event with President Donald Trump, Ryan Clark looking like an absolute clown after attacking Sophie Cunningham and Seahawks coach Mike McDonald going scorched earth on a player who breathed on Sam Darnold during practice.

No. 1 rule of training camp, folks. Don't touch the quarterback! Frankly, that's pretty much the No. 1 in games at this point.

OK, grab you a filet mignon for National Filet Mignon Day and settle in for a Hump Day 'Cap!

Can't believe it's been a full year since last year's NFMD! Time flies. I went back and looked at my Mount Rushmore of Steaks from last year's class, and I think I'd like to amend it today:

1. Ribeye (this one hasn't changed)

2. Filet (neither has this one)

3. Strip (left this one out last year)

4. Standing Rib Roast! (Also left this one out)

Nothing beats a Ribeye steak. I'll die on this hill. My wife is a strip steak truther because she claims the ribeyes are too fatty. Hogwash. The fat is the best part of a well-cooked ribeye.

Yes, I realize a rib roast is essentially a ribeye, but it tastes completely different to me. I did one on the smoker last Christmas Eve, and it was some of my finest work.

Pro tip: Get you a standing rib roast (or strip) when they're on sale at the Publix and have the butcher cut them for you. Vacuum seal them up and throw them in the freezer for a later date. You're welcome!

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OK, let's get this class started with new Dallas Cowboys WAG Haley Cavinder, wife of star TE Jake Ferguson, taking on an internet troll earlier this week:

"I posted this picture of me and my husband last Saturday and I was getting tagged on X because this man decided to comment on my looks and my smile," she said before dropping an 'F-U' on Teddy2steppin.

"I thought my smile looked good ... F–k you! Let me go practice my smile more for you."

Get him, Haley! Don't bend the knee to the #TROLLS! It's a tough life being a Dallas Cowboys WAG. Haley's in training camp right now, just as much as the players are.

She'll have the rust knocked off and be ready to roll when Sept. 13 rolls around and we're all forced to watch the 27th straight season of Giants-Cowboys opening up the Sunday Night Football schedule.

Can't wait.

Speaking of internet trolls, let's head back to X and see how folks are handling Pat McAfee's big night with Donald Trump at the Patriot Games:

I could go on and on. It's a cesspool over on Elon's app right now. People are FURIOUS with Pat McAfee today because he — checks notes — sat with the President of the United States at a high school sporting event?

Incredible. It really is amazing what these people get mad about. But yeah, let's go ahead and cancel Pat McAfee because he sat with Trump at a high school sporting event — which was on ABC/ESPN!

Surely the #MOB has this same energy for everyone, right?

Alllllllllllrighty then! Moving on ...

Let's rapid-fire this Hump Day class into a big Hump Day night. First up? Speaking of ESPNers, anyone see the absolute nonsense Ryan Clark spewed on his podcast yesterday?

Spoiler alert: He's not a Sophie Cunningham fan! Shocking, I know.

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"Divisive gossip from a 9-point scorer gets more attention than the league’s best teams and players," Clark tweeted Tuesday while also pushing a clip of his podcast further calling out Cunningham.

Without ever mentioning her name, of course.

"We're seeing players who don't even average 10 points a game, and that's who's on your networks and TVs, answering questions and starting back and forths about things that aren't basketball," he continued.

"To me, it's about pushing the right things. Talking about the right things. Making sure the right things are at the forefront of people's mind."

ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!

Clark also went on to list all the great WNBA players at the moment that we should instead be focusing on, and included Caitlin Clark ... with a caveat:

"It can be different ways, right? She can be one of the faces of the league, but you can acknowledge that she still has to get better at basketball."

Amazing. Ryan HATES Sophie and Caitlin. Hates, hates, HATES them. The best part?

Sophie was the best player on the court in last night's win over New York, going 4 of 5 from the field (all three-pointers) and finishing with a +/- of +17 — the best of any player who played.

But yeah, she's just a divisive gossiper who had the audacity to say that ... she wants to protect little girls in locker rooms.

Disgusting!

These people are just the best. The gift that keeps on giving. What a blessing.

OK, that's it for today. Good Hump Day, everyone.

Here's Seahawks coach Mike McDonald losing his you-know-what on a player that got a little too close to Sam Darnold during practice.

Not tolerated, clearly.

Best steak? Email me at Zach.Dean@OutKick.com.

A former top Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) official was arrested on charges Wednesday as federal prosecutors unveiled sweeping new allegations that donated money was allegedly secretly funneled to extremists and used for activities including recruiting members, staging rallies and buying materials for Ku Klux Klan robes and cross burnings.

Heidi Beirich, 59, of Palm Springs, California, was charged alongside the SPLC with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to submit false statements to a federally insured bank.

The second superseding indictment also charges Beirich with a conspiracy to commit concealed money laundering. Beirich was served with an arrest warrant Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Alabama.

Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the arrest during a news conference Wednesday in Washington, D.C., and said the federal investigation remains ongoing.

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"I think, as alleged in the indictment, this individual participated in the scheme as alleged," Blanche said. "I believe she was part of the effort to open bank accounts and complete fictitious companies names and make payments that to individuals for reasons that were not, that were not accurate as described."

FBI Director Kash Patel also weighed in on the news via X, writing that Beirich was at the "center" of the bureau's ongoing investigation.

"As alleged, Heidi Beirich was at the center of our ongoing investigation into SPLC and their previously alleged criminal activity - where SPLC knowingly misled donors, who believed their money was being used to dismantle violent extremist organizations - when in fact, part of those donations were instead being used to pay senior leadership within those extremist groups," Patel wrote.

The 26-page indictment obtained by Fox News Digital alleges the SPLC secretly funneled at least $4.1 million in tax-exempt donor funds between 2007 and 2023 through bank accounts supposedly belonging to businesses unaffiliated with the organization. Prosecutors allege the money paid "field sources" who were leading or affiliated with violent extremist organizations.

Prosecutors allege donor money was used to attend and host extremist rallies, recruit members, grow and create extremist chapters, publish extremist literature and buy materials for KKK robes, hoods and cross burnings. The indictment also alleges two KKK members who wanted out of the movement were encouraged by the SPLC to remain and offered monthly payments and expenses.

One of the most explosive allegations centers on a source identified as "F-9," whom prosecutors say infiltrated the neo-Nazi National Alliance and received more than $1.2 million from the SPLC during the period covered by the indictment. Prosecutors allege Beirich oversaw payments to F-9 while also having a romantic relationship with him, with the pair sharing a home and two bank accounts.

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Between 2015 and 2021, approximately $140,000 in donor money flowed from the SPLC's operating account through a "Tech Writers" account and ultimately into joint bank accounts held by Beirich and F-9, prosecutors allege. The indictment says the money accounted for approximately 66% of all funds deposited into their joint accounts and alleges Beirich used donor money to pay the couple's personal living expenses.

The indictment also alleges F-9 broke into an extremist organization's headquarters in 2014 and stole approximately 25 boxes of documents. Prosecutors allege that, with Beirich's knowledge, donor money was used to copy the stolen material before it was returned and that Beirich used the copies as the basis for an SPLC "Hatewatch" story. The indictment alleges Beirich later paid another source approximately $6,000 in donor money to then falsely take responsibility for the burglary.

"The indictment unsealed today reflects the continued work of federal investigators and prosecutors in examining this alleged scheme," U.S. Attorney Thomas Govan said. "We look forward to presenting the evidence in court and allowing the judicial process to determine the facts and the defendants’ responsibility for the alleged crimes."

Beirich is expected in federal court in Riverside, Calif., Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. PT, sources tell Fox News.

The SPLC has previously denied wrongdoing and moved to dismiss the federal case. An indictment contains allegations, and defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

"Taking on violent hate and extremist groups is among the most dangerous work there is, and we believe it is also among the most important work we do. The actions taken by the DOJ will not shake our resolve," the SPLC said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "We remain steadfast in our fight for justice and in our commitment to ensuring the promise of the Civil Rights movement becomes a reality for all. We are confident in our position and look forward to presenting the evidence and making our case in court."

Fox News Digital's Asra Nomani, and Fox News' David Spunt and Bill Mears contributed to this report.

Federal immigration officials are asking a Kentucky jail to hold an illegal immigrant charged with rape, human trafficking and sexual abuse while working as a landlord so he can be taken into custody for deportation proceedings.

Rolando Cenobio Vasquez, a Mexican citizen, was arrested July 29 by Louisville police, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said.

Vasquez had been renting out a room to a mother and her 15-year-old daughter when he began abusing the teenager in December 2025, authorities said.

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"ICE has lodged a detainer asking officials in Louisville, Kentucky, to not release this criminal from jail and to hand him over to ICE custody so he can be removed from our country," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said.

Vasquez allegedly threatened the mother and child but occasionally offered the teenager money to keep quiet about the sexual abuse, authorities said.

He was charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sodomy, human trafficking, promoting human trafficking with a victim under 18 and sexual abuse.

Vasquez's criminal history includes a prior conviction for driving under the influence of liquor. ICE lodged a detainer with the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections the same day he was arrested.

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Vasquez initially entered the United States illegally in August 2013 through Texas, DHS said. He was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol and deported.

It was not clear when he illegally reentered the U.S., according to DHS.

Louisville is not a sanctuary jurisdiction. In July 2025, the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections agreed to follow a federal law requiring inmates in custody be held for up to 48 hours on what are called immigration detainers.

Molly Sims is getting real about Hollywood spewing fake beauty secrets.

During a recent interview with US Magazine, the 53-year-old model slammed people in Hollywood for lying about how they maintain their camera-ready look.

"Early on, other models would help you. Like, 'I’m getting shots in my a--,' or 'I’m only going to drink grapefruit juice,'" she explained. "Hollywood people would say, 'I just drink a lot of water, and I slept eight hours.' I’m like, 'No, you f---ing didn’t.'"

She went on to say that while out to dinner with a group of girlfriends recently, "all we did was talk about everybody’s facelift."

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"We’re like, 'She looks amazing. She did the upper lip, the lower. She did the CO2,'" she said. "It’s refreshing for a woman in Kentucky or Ohio to know that it’s not just drinking water and getting a good night’s sleep. You too can be on the peptide."

The model also spoke about how her approach to her appearance has evolved from her early days in the modeling industry to now, as a woman in her 50s.

Sims recalled coming into the industry "during a difficult era called 'heroin chic,'" saying the expectation was to be "about 20 pounds underweight and very goth," noting the scrutiny she received was "devastating."

"I went from Vanderbilt with my sorority sisters, where you’re dipping your fries in a Wendy’s Frosty and you think nothing of it," she said. "I was from a completely different world, and also the business had changed. [The] beautiful, normal body weight was not [in style] when I entered, and it gave me a lot of pause and a lot of tears."

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Nowadays, when Sims works out, her ultimate goal is not to look younger, but "to look the best I can at every age," saying, "I don't want to be skinny; I want to be healthy."

Sims left Vanderbilt University in the early 1990s to pursue modeling, and broke through into mainstream recognition when she posed for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2000, returning to the magazine in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020 and 2024.

She made her most recent appearance in the magazine in 2026, posing in a number of two-piece sets, including orange, pink and red string bikinis.

"If only I could tell the 20-something version of me shooting her first @si_swimsuit issue that she’d still be here at 52… feeling more beautiful and confident in her skin than ever before 🥹Thank you @mj_day and my entire SI family!!! ❤️" she shared on Instagram alongside photos from the magazine.

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In February 2023, Sims took to her Instagram stories to share how she keeps her body bikini ready, noting her secret is bone broth, and she showed a picture of a mug filled with it.

She wrote, "Anti-ageing [sic], good for digestion and gut, helps my joints after workouts, better sleep... this has been game changing for me."

Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Devin Remiker repeatedly dodged questions about Thanksgiving on Tuesday after state gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, reversed her statement about canceling the holiday.

CNN host John Berman asked Remiker what his personal feelings were about Thanksgiving.

"I love Thanksgiving," Remiker said. "I even host a Friendsgiving every year, so I basically do Thanksgiving twice."

"I think Tom Tiffany is going to have a hard time at Thanksgiving this year after he's lost the governor‘s race, because those sweet potatoes he's looking at remind him of the spray tan of the president that cost him his election," he added.

Berman then asked about how "annoying" it was to have to field questions about Thanksgiving "because Francesca Hong, the candidate who could win the Democratic primary for governor there, has made statements sort of against Thanksgiving and then reversed it. But how much of a problem is this?"

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The Wisconsin Democratic Party chair claimed it was giving his party an opportunity to argue that Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., would make the holiday more expensive.

"I think it's great that we have so many opportunities to talk about how Tom Tiffany is going to make Thanksgiving more expensive for Wisconsinites by driving up the cost of the groceries that it costs to make it, the cost of the gas that it takes to drive to your family's place and gather under one roof to share in a great holiday. So, as many times as I get to hammer that point, I'm more than happy to do it," Remiker responded.

Berman told Remiker he appreciated the "effort" in his reply.

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Hong is among seven Democrats on the ballot in the state's gubernatorial primary Tuesday, including Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. Tiffany faces Andy Manske in the Republican primary.

"The Democratic Party of Wisconsin capitulated to socialism, and now they’re stuck supporting a socialist who wants to abolish the police, abolish prisons, cancel Thanksgiving, and make Wisconsin the highest-income-taxed state in the nation," a Tiffany campaign spokesperson told Fox News Digital in a statement. 

"While they defend higher taxes, more spending, and fewer jobs, Tom Tiffany will stay focused on making Wisconsin more affordable, keeping our communities safe, and creating more opportunities for everyone."

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Hong said in an interview last week that Thanksgiving was her favorite holiday, reversing a position she held in 2020.

"My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving," Hong told Politico Playbook. "Yep, I don't want to cancel it. I actually love it." Politico wrote in an X post that Hong was joking.

"You know, I'm just ... I'm going to be real," Hong said. "I'm kind of a curmudgeon when it comes to holidays in general."

Hong was responding to the backlash she faced for a deleted post, which was initially made on X in November 2020, after she appeared to draw comparisons between the deadly pandemic and the Thanksgiving holiday.

"Cancel Thanksgiving. Should have done this in 1621," Hong wrote at the time. 

Fox News' Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.

A veteran Democratic attorney is putting the legacy media on blast for falling short in its coverage of the "civil war" that has broken out between moderates and far-left socialists with the Democratic Party.

Julian Epstein, who served as the chief legal counsel for House Democrats during the Clinton impeachment hearing and later worked on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, made waves last week declaring his support for Republican Mike Rogers over progressive darling Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's Senate race. He laid out the case in a New York Post op-ed and later spoke to Fox News Digital.

"If you rely on [MS NOW] for news, I think you're basically illiterate and uninformed about what's going on, Epstein told Fox News Digital. "It's less true for CNN, but also true."

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He claimed the legacy media was covering the Democratic infighting while hinting at the possibility of a civil war down the road, when in reality, "We are in a civil war now."

"I think the news media is missing that, but I think more importantly, they're missing the nature of the extremism that is happening with the left, and they're missing the bigotry that is emerging on the left," Epstein said. "We've seen critical race is basically a permission slip for more bigotries. It's to divide, tell people the most important thing about them is race and then to start building public policy around that. That's what critical race is."

"And now that they have embraced Islamic extremism, they have gone one step further into a sectarian set of beliefs. And I don't think the news media is covering that, and they should be covering that," he said.

The media's heads would be "collectively exploding," he said, if a KKK movement took hold in the Republican Party in the same way "Hamas-aligned supporters" have among Democrats.

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Epstein continued, "But you see the most racist ethno-supremacist movement on the planet, which is the Iranian Axis, which includes Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, that don't want peace, that have one goal, which is the redemption of a seventh-century caliphate. And the way to achieve that is through the slaughtering, the massacre of Jews first, and then the slaughtering or forced conversion of Christians after that. It is the closest thing to a modern-day Hitler. And the Democratic Party is aligning with that." 

The Democratic Party, MS NOW and CNN did not immediately respond to requests for comment. 

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The longtime Clinton ally called the current movement within the Democratic Party a "road to Damascus" moment for moderate Democrats like himself, realizing that their party "does not have a moral center."

"It's trying to lean into a failed postmodern liberal set of ideas, ideology that has failed. And what they want to do is they want to blackpill the public with more identity politics and they want to grow a failing welfare state, which if you just look at what's happening in Europe. I mean, the welfare state is going to eat the continent. It's collapsing out of its own weight because of the welfare state in Europe," Epstein told Fox News Digital.

"So no, this is not a happy time, I think, for a Democrat, but more importantly, it's not a happy time for the country," he added.