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You may have heard that red wine is good for your heart health — or that vodka is a better option than darker liquors like bourbon. A recent study in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology even found that Champagne could reduce the risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

Yet according to the World Health Organization and others, no alcohol is considered healthy for the body. A few factors, however, such as the amount consumed and its sugar content, could offer drinkers a slightly less damaging choice.

"There was a time when studies showed that the French had less heart disease than we do in the U.S.," Dr. John Flores, a board-certified internal medicine specialist based in Dallas, Texas, told Fox News Digital.

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