@Suwal I agree, it's the million dollar question really and the jury is still out if you tend to look at statistics of everyone on the Forum for example or anyone you know, you'd probably say hmmm there's no more a link between alcohol and cancer and any other thing they come up with. The truth is they really don't know, the reason they say to exercise is purely to keep at a good weight and BMI, as this can lead to many diseases not just BC as they put. I'd be lucky now to drink a few times a month and its purely because through chemo everything changed. I love and enjoy it when I have a few glasses and Kate is right, I've always said it's everything in moderation and balance. The thing is if all these things were true none of us would have gotten it in the first place, so do what you feel is best for you. I know people who never drank got it :/ as a Dietician at a seminar at Epworth said, its just a normal healthy balanced diet, nothing more, so no different to what you probably would have normally done. Do what feels good for you, I eat well and exercise because it makes me feel great...but I also enjoy wine whenever I feel like it and I love chocolate...oh boy....lol, there were no reasons for my recurrence...as I did everything they all advocate???!! hmmm so maybe it really comes down to the genetic mutations which are hundreds that are still unidentified in BC. Hugs xo