I was raised near Bordeaux with a mother that is a wine taster. Everyday, super wines at the table, usually 2 or 3 because we would be carrying out blind tasting (she loved to teach us a few tips and tricks in oenology).

Then I went to live for a few years in Japan, continued drinking wine over there (moderately), and got really into the local food. Now ten years later, I still eat Italian pasta with chop sticks lol!

The point I want to denounce is the scientist using the fact the Japanese drink beer instead of wine (which is totally true) invalidates the French paradox. Japanese food is very healthy, much healthier than French food... Thus they cannot compare the two to deny wine consumption as a factor in a lower heart disease rate.