Good is bad and bad is good

From William Saletan’s column, Human Nature, Oral Sects–A new campaign against bloodsucking circumcision:

“Good is bad and bad is good, continued: 1) ‘Heart conditions became worse in male mice carrying a genetic mutation for heart disease when they were fed a soy diet.’ 2) ‘A new study of older men and women shows that … the risk of fatal heart failure decreases with higher LDL cholesterol levels.’ 3) ‘The use of nicotine substitutes (nicotine gum, patches or inhalers) during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy appears to slightly increase the risk of birth defects’ compared to smoking. 4) Moderate alcohol consumption ‘appears to protect older women from developing type 2 or non-insulin-dependent diabetes.’ 5) ‘Giving homeless alcoholics a regular supply of booze may improve their health and their behavior.’”