In small amounts there is an arguable benefit to drinking.
Something like 3 small glasses of red wine a week.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 11:23, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Well that's not worth getting pregnant for.

( girlinthehole, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 11:24, Reply)

In 6th form, I did a fair amount of research into Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
Granted, it was 5 years ago, so things may have changed since, but at the time, according to what I read, there was no clear indicator how much was too much, so the only way to stay safe was to avoid it completely.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 11:25, Reply)

It's the benifit of decreased blood pressure vs the risk of FAS,
around about those levels, the benifit outweigh the risks.
Edit: according to some studies, it's hard to get much in the way of facts since the PC brigade stopped doctors testing on babies.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 11:33, Reply)

Ahh, fair enough

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 4 Oct 2011, 11:37, Reply)