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The author has been funded in the past by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (a trade organization) and the Wine Institute.

This article makes it sound like there are no health concerns with regular drinking.

On the other hand, he's been writing on addiction for decades and that grant was from 14 years ago.

Noted, but he's likely not a shill for Big Booze.

I would be more concerned with the mental health effects than the physical health effects anyway.

I would guess that you would find significant mental health benefits, as well.

I wouldn't guess. I would look at research.

Oh? With what would you start your inquiry into the existing research? Would that be a guess, would you suppose? Or is it hard data all the way down?

Even inquiries into research can contain bias. But your pithy attitude is noted.