[Thunderball]

It's important to note that it was never a secret that excessive drinking caused many health issues.

I think Cliff is right that there is a serious risk that some tyrants are going to try to attack alcohol and use this dubious study as their rallying cry, but I also expect some additional studies will be coming as a result (since many already exist) that connect moderate alcohol consumptions with reduced rates of cancer and dementia.

However, its no coincidence that the 1/3 of the world that regularly partake in alcohol are also amongst the longest lived. One of the fun things about dubious studies like this is that they can produce any desired outcome.