Oh, are the new studies not funded by wine companies?

The studies, however, had some major flaws, including that people’s drinking was generally categorized only by their current behavior.

"A lot of people who don’t currently drink are people who used to drink heavily, or who have health problems that led them to quit,” said Keith Humphreys, PhD, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and the Esther Ting Memorial Professor. “That skews the data, making moderate drinkers look healthier by comparison.”

Yeah…

That’s pretty huge.

Counting someone who quit drinking six months because they were gonna need a liver transplant shouldn’t count as a “non drinker” in studies like this.

That’s about the only way steady drinking can be considered normal. Hell, just from the weight aspect of it, stopping regular drinking is about the healthiest single move someone can make.