Seems ridiculous to assume there aren't any health benefits from at least some types of alcohols at some levels of consumption. Just because the ill effects are better documented doesn't preclude the existence of benefits.
Folks who drink alcohol should consider taking safer and more powerful drugs.
I don't think alcohol is somehow better than anything else, but I don't think it's that harmful either until you get well beyond the 14d / wk max recommendation.
There are plenty of other factors like meat consumption and exercise habits that have a bigger effect. I'm not giving up one harmless vice for an infinitesimal benefit. We're all going to die of something.
That is not exclusive to alcohol though. I am not extremely drug-savvy, but I do believe this is true for psilocybin mushrooms and a few other hallucinogenic plants/fungi.
> Folks who drink alcohol should consider taking safer and more powerful drugs.
This is often an issue with legality and sourcing for many, not to mention the cultural acceptance of alcohol by many cultures.