I don’t think anyone would ever dispute the mental health benefits, though many people also lose their minds when drinking to excess. The purpose of these studies is to provide guidance to healthcare providers, so they can better assess the risk of their patients drinking habits.

The two drink a day meme is something I knew was totally bullshit, but could never really prove. Two of my uncles (one died recently) believed that meme and happily torched both their mental and physical health by drinking to excess. Their healthcare providers didn’t say anything either, until it was much too late, at which point the damage had become very obvious.