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John Folts: Blood alcohol tests had surprising results

As an emeritus professor at the UW-Madison Medical School, I have published papers on the potential beneficial effects of moderate alcohol consumption, such as two glasses of red wine, and the harmful effects of excessive consumption. I thought it would be interesting to take my blood alcohol analyzer to the block party. As I tested myself by blowing into it, a group of young people gathered and wanted to be tested, too. So I randomly tested six men and six women, and showed them the results. I was amazed at how eager most of the subjects were to be tested, and they all wanted to have the highest level like it was a contest.