So do I! Which is relevant to this article, because sometimes I don't stop at thinking, and try to find out. And I've found that quite a few studies linking alc

So do I! Which is relevant to this article, because sometimes I don't stop at thinking, and try to find out. And I've found that quite a few studies linking alcohol with good health ultimately come from interested sources, while studies claiming that alcohol is not beneficial even in moderation don't seem to come from temperance promoting associations or anything like that. That has been enough to convince me (in a non scientifical way) that alcohol is probably harmful or at least not beneficial, even in small amounts. On the other hand, most epidemiological and medical studies, if not all, are statistical in one way or another, so it shouldn't be an indicator of anything. I recommend Bad Pharma [1], a very interesting book whose primary goal is to get rid of the many kinds of bias present in the current medical science. Among many interesting things, it describes a few different ways to perform medical studies, all of which are in some way statistical. [1] http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Bad%20Pharma http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3D...