We have publicly doubted that alcohol protects against anything for thirty years. This was launched by the alcohol industry and backed up by very poorly done studies. Alcohol is a cell poison; it damages every cell in the human organism. There have been large, well-done studies for four or five years, published in leading medical journals such as the Lancet or the New England Journal of Medicine. And everyone comes to the conclusion that there is no safe amount of alcohol that is safe. Not everyone has the same risk, but the highest risk even with small amounts is breast cancer, high blood pressure and fatty liver disease.
