Passage Seventeen Appealing headlines: "Alcohol Has Health Benefits" and "Moderate Drinking Cuts Risk of Heart Disease". But do the benefits of drinking alcohol outweigh the (1) If so, does it matter whether you drink wine, beer, or (2) and how much you drink The good news is that drinking (3) amounts of alcohol probably helps to prevent heart disease. Scientists used to think that only red wine offered this positive (4) , but recent studies have shown that beer, liquor, and white wine also increase HDL cholesterol. If you are worried about your waistline, wine is the (5) of choice. People who drink more than six glasses of wine a week have smaller waistlines than people who drink more than six other (6) drink a week. Abstainers (戒酒者) have waistlines between the other two groups. Most of the reported (7) of wine compared with other types of alcohol may have more to do with the people who drink wine. Wine drinkers are more likely to be nonsmokers, to drink only moderate amounts, and to be better educated. In France, people drink their wine (8) with meals, which contain plenty of vegetables and fruits. The French (9) also espouses a low-stress lifestyle. In other words, wine drinkers mayhave a (10) riskofheart disease.