So, this article makes some good points (media is terrible at reporting risks, especially when the base rate of risk is small) but misses the main points of the research: People think that drinking small amounts is actively good for you, and that's not true. And people think they're drinking small amounts, when they're not.

Many people think they are drinking low or moderate amounts, when they're actually drinking significantly more.

He also gets the units wrong.

> In 2016, the government cut the levels of recommended alcohol for men and women to no more than 14 units per week, that’s six pints of average strength beer or seven glasses of wine.

One uk pint if 568 ml. Average strength beer in UK is 5%. .568 * 5 * 6 is 18 units.

If you drink a small pub measure of wine (175 ml) at 12% ABV and you have 7 glasses you'll be at just over 14 units.

But most people drink more than this. That's either because their wine is stronger, (eg .175 * 13 * 7 = 16 units) or because their glasses are bigger (250 ml * 12 * 7 = 21 units) or both (.250 * 13 * 7 = 22 units).

When I've mentioned 250 ml glass sizes in the past people ahve said that's a ridiculous size. Here's one menu offering small (175 ml) and large (250 ml) sizes. They have to, by law, offer a 125 ml size too, but that's a hidden option.