>Multiple studies have shown that moderate alcohol consumption lowers HDL cholesterol and reduces strokes. Source(s)? And who paid for the studies? >Also, if

>Multiple studies have shown that moderate alcohol consumption lowers HDL cholesterol and reduces strokes. Source(s)? And who paid for the studies? >Also, if you use alcohol in a social setting, then you are getting added benefits from human-to-human social interactions where you are likely to have more conversations, talk more, smile more. Obviously those benefits are not directly connected to alcohol - but they pair well together. Come take a walk through my home town on a Friday and Saturday night at chucking-out time, there's plenty of "human-to-human social interactions", and with a lot less of the "smiling" part.