Alcohol not bad for you?

Moderate alcohol consumption has no positive effect on health - contrary to a number of studies - while heavy drinking doubles men's chances of dying from a stroke, research has found.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/377381.stm

Do not assume there is a window in which the health benefits of alcohol are greater than the harms.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4491314.stm

I don’t know what to think really. There is always one lot of research that proves something and another that disproves it.

I see nothing wrong with the odd drink now and then though.