Another Inconvenient Study

The prohibitionists at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation probably have their panties in a bunch over the British study which claims to show that moderate drinkers are, in so many words, smarter on average than teetotallers. Chances are good the Iowa City city council will NOT enter this information into the record the next time they convene to consider further restrictions on alchohol sales.

"Research to be published tomorrow by academics at University College London has found that those who even drink only one glass of wine a week have significantly sharper thought processes than teetotallers.

The benefits of alcohol, which are thought to be linked to its effect on the flow of blood to the brain, can be detected when a person drinks up to 30 units of alcohol - about four to five bottles of wine - per week."