BBC News: Drinking alcohol everyday cuts the risk of heart disease in men by more than a third, according to a Spanish study. More drinking produced more benefit. Females did not benefit to the same extent.

Usually we see warnings that heavy drinking can increase the risk of diseases.

But the BBC said that Spain had a relatively high rate of alcohol consumption and low rates of coronary heart disease.

The study involved 15,000 men and 26,000 women aged between 29 and 69, who were asked to document their livetime drinking habits and followed for 10 years.