went to my Dr. a few years ago for my annual. Going over my numbers he was curious about why my cholesterol had gone up. I said I was baffled too as I was on a no alcohol diet. He proclaimed that red wine has been shown to reduce cholesterol so I should consider a moderate, like 5oz of red wine a day, resumption.
Got home wife asked how the visit went. I said fine, my Dr said I should drink red wine.