This Massive Health Study on Booze Is Funded by the Alcohol Industry

This Massive Health Study on Booze Is Funded by the Alcohol Industry

A little bit of booze, the conventional wisdom goes, can be good for you. But the evidence for that claim—beyond anecdotal accounts that a nip of whiskey can nip a cold in the bud—is surprisingly thin. Alcohol studies usually look backwards, comparing participants’ historical drinking habits with their health problems. But it’s hard to prove …