Cherry-picked studies show alcohol is the devil. News at 11. To take just one example: Alcohol consumption reduces fat-burning. Um, so does consumption of any

Cherry-picked studies show alcohol is the devil. News at 11. To take just one example: Alcohol consumption reduces fat-burning. Um, so does consumption of any substance the body can use as fuel, esp. carbohydrates. However, unlike alcohol, an excess of carbohydrates over fuel needs is stored by the body as fat.