It's been a long while ago now, but I recall reading some actuarial studies that indicated that moderate drinking improved life expectancy. Did these fall vict

It's been a long while ago now, but I recall reading some actuarial studies that indicated that moderate drinking improved life expectancy. Did these fall victim to the same bias mentioned in the OP article? Did they not account properly for people that stopped drinking at some point due to health issues? IIRC, I recall reading that the over/under on life expectancy was 6(!) drinks per day for regular drinkers. I recall thinking how high that was at the time. Now I wonder if it was just another case of lies, damned lies, and statistics.