(Wine-Searcher) - A study has shot down the idea that moderate drinking can be good for you.

If you drink wine, you have a higher chance of dying of tuberculosis.

This is one of the underlying facts behind a study published last week in The Lancet, which declared that "no level of alcohol consumption improves health".

The study got coverage in many American newspapers with its sweeping declaration. But the study is flawed, said medical experts consulted by Wine-Searcher. It's a meta study incorporating data from 694 surveys from 195 countries, which is how the tuberculosis data becomes relevant.