When I told a friend of mine, a very well respected surgeon in the UK, that I don't drink at all, he told me that I should, and that a glass of wine is good for

When I told a friend of mine, a very well respected surgeon in the UK, that I don't drink at all, he told me that I should, and that a glass of wine is good for you. Thankfully I had come across a journal which refuted that very claim about wine just a few days prior, so could offer a solid basis for my abstinence (as a non drinker, you are often under pressure to do so!). What surprised me was that a medical professional (specialising in the liver, no less) was happy to disseminate this information, believing it to be true. Clearly the marketing/propaganda campaign has been exceptionally effective in putting across their false rhetoric, having convinced even an individual that probably sees empirical evidence to the contrary during his day job!