When researchers published a paper in the medical journal The Lancet claiming that any level of drinking could increase blood pressure or the risk of heart attack and stroke, it turned heads. Now, two London-based professors have taken a second look at the controversial study, finding that it could be off base. Wine Spectator explains their findings.
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