Originally Posted by Peter

.. and yet the study you just cited at the top of the page demonstrates that while no health benefit exists according to their study, there is also no health repercussions for moderate drinkers.

Scientists disagree on occasion, they can't all be right if they disagree. The two things you have cited disagree, one says no health repercussions and the other says always health repercussions. I find the conclusion of (to paraphrase) "maybe they're too ill to drink" questionable because of moderate drinking cultures having a majority of people who live longer and I question the conclusion that moderate drinking always damages health for the exact same reason.

In both studies the conclusion is open to exactly this interpretation as well as their own interpretations since health benefits can outweigh health repercussions and leave a remaining health benefit. (like, thinning the blood can reduce heart disease and increase the chance of dying if you contract AIDS and since more people die of heart disease than AIDS, it's an overall benefit etc.)