I think the reason why wine/alcohol was deemed good for health was that the study was on US population who are generally overweight, and thus usually have arter

I think the reason why wine/alcohol was deemed good for health was that the study was on US population who are generally overweight, and thus usually have arterial plaque narrowing their arteries. Alcohol acts as a blood thinner, thus it was healthy for the unhealthy. But it was not, and has never been, healthy for the healthy.