That could be both true and irrelevant when the other health related factors, plus the quality of life (social experience, etc) alcohol in moderation can enable is taken into account. Almost everything is a carcinogen.

So we need to consider Amdahl's law and profile. He die from so many things that we do wrong (e.g. sedentary lifestyle, stress, lack of proper healthcare) that alcohol/coffee could be a very premature optimization.

People in some of the so-called "blue zones", the places where people live most than everybody else statistically, drink a few glasses of wine a day.