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Comment author: RichardKennaway 11 July 2012 08:57:24PM 3 points [-]

Note that the scientists themselves do not claim a causal effect, but only association.

They claim causation in several places, albeit sprinkled with perhapses and maybes. From the abstract:

potential windows of alcohol intake that may confer a net beneficial effect

From the Comment section:

...the benefit of light to moderate drinking remained in a range of undoubted public health value (15%-18%)...

...the maximum protection conferred by light to moderate drinking...

...the “real” (maximum) protection against total mortality associated with low levels of alcohol consumption would still be higher than 10%.

This is all causal language.

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