I think you've got the politics of this backwards. There is overwhelming cultural pressure to support some level of alcohol consumption. A host of shoddy (and l

I think you've got the politics of this backwards. There is overwhelming cultural pressure to support some level of alcohol consumption. A host of shoddy (and largely alcohol industry funded) studies tried to demonstrate that it was beneficial. It's not. It's harmful no matter the quantity. Study after study demonstrates this now. I say this as someone who drinks regularly, by the way. I have no desire for it to be demonstrated that alcohol is harmful; it's a part of my life and has been for decades. If you want evidence, go open the actual brief and check out the dozens of references, including multiple meta analyses.