Health benefits of a Christmas brandy ( Drinking a shot of smooth full-flavoure...)

Health benefits of a Christmas brandy

Drinking a shot of smooth full-flavoured brandy this Christmas could actually benefit your health, Monash University researchers have found.

Dr Gordon Troup from the School of Physics said that, in moderation, brandy had been shown to have supplementary medicinal health benefits ?and the better quality the brandy the greater the benefit.

The key to its benefit is antioxidants contained in the brandy that come mainly from copper during the distilling process, Dr Troup said.

He said a shot (30mls) of brandy would give the equivalent antioxidant potential to the daily recommended intake of vitamin C.

"The antioxidants only make up only a small percentage of substances found in brandy, but they are a very important part of the mix.

"So when you are enjoying a slice of brandy-infused fruit cake or a drink of good quality brandy over Christmas you can put your mind at rest that this amber liquid isn't too bad for you at all. In moderation, of course."

Red wine is famously known as an effective antioxidant so it stands to reason that brandy, technically a grape-based spirit, could offer similar benefits, Dr Troup said.

"We thought the antioxidants might disappear during the brandy distilling process but we have found this is not actually the case," he said.

The research, by Dr Troup and Dr Steve Langford from the School of Chemistry, follows a similar investigation of the properties of whiskey.

"We have found that shots of whiskey and brandy are very similar in terms of their antioxidant potential," Dr Troup said.

Source:Research Australia

Page: 1
Related biology news :

1. BioMed Central welcomes the new National Institutes of Health public access policy
2. OneWorld Health drug receives Orphan designation from U.S. and European regulatory agencies
3. Health costs soar as 60 million Americans classed as obese
4. Going To Extremes To Improve Human Health
5. Patient-choice C-section rate rises 36%: HealthGrades study
6. Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative funds Yale project
7. Health of coral reefs detected from orbit
8. Health of Acehnese reefs in the wake of the tsunami shows human impacts more harmful
9. Healthy coral reefs of Madagascar resisting damage from climate change
10. Health Canada approves cold and flu medicine
11. Mailman School of Public Health researchers report blood DNA can be early predictor of liver cancer

Post Your Comments:

(Date:2/7/2010)... Cancer Institute (NCI) have found that the prevalence of ... women without a personal history of breast cancer is ... of developing breast cancer in women who are at ... survey are published in the February issue of ... the American Association for Cancer Research. , The ...

(Date:2/7/2010)... habitat types can help maintain more stable butterfly populations ... published today (8 February 2010) in the journal ... scientists from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Butterfly ... how we might design landscapes better to help conserve ... data (from satellite images) to collect information on the ...

(Date:2/7/2010)... announced today (7 Feb) they have identified for the ... humans. The team analyzed more than 500,000 genetic variations ... which are located near a gene called TERC. ... today by researchers from the University of Leicester and ... the Netherlands, was funded by The Wellcome Trust and ...

Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Few women take tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer 2 Conservation from space: Landscape diversity helps to conserve insects 2 Scientists identify first genetic variant linked to biological aging in humans 2 Indoor Tanning Association Fights Back Against Media Hype over Tanning Beds 53159 1 Indoor Tanning Association Fights Back Against Media Hype over Tanning Beds 53159 2 American Academy of Dermatology Commends Reclassification of Tanning Beds as Carcinogenic 53154 1 American Academy of Dermatology Commends Reclassification of Tanning Beds as Carcinogenic 53154 2 American Academy of Dermatology Commends Reclassification of Tanning Beds as Carcinogenic 53154 3 HPV Infection May Be Linked to Poor Head and Neck Cancer Survival Rates in African Americans 53150 1 HPV Infection May Be Linked to Poor Head and Neck Cancer Survival Rates in African Americans 53150 2 HPV Infection May Be Linked to Poor Head and Neck Cancer Survival Rates in African Americans 53150 3 HPV Infection May Be Linked to Poor Head and Neck Cancer Survival Rates in African Americans 53150 4

[0] Few women take tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer [0] Conservation from space: Landscape diversity helps to conserve insects [0] Scientists identify first genetic variant linked to biological aging in humans

... turn back the biological clock and extend their lifespan ... report. , Their study, published online this month in ... the old notion of a tradeoff between reproduction and ... that "the more you reproduce, the shorter you,re going ...

... exercise seems to reduce anger expression in overweight but ... study on the topic looked at 208 typically sedentary ... afterschool aerobic exercise program or maintained their usual inactive ... common anger expressions such as slamming doors and hitting, ...

... is probably the largest contaminant of our body. That ... humans has not been proven convincingly. The current Editorial ... Technology reflects on this and concludes that this ... to take measures to reduce our exposure from ...

Other Biology News:Old flies can become young moms 2 Exercise helps overweight children reduce anger expression 2 Mineral oil contamination in humans: A health problem? 2

Old flies can become young moms Exercise helps overweight children reduce anger expression Mineral oil contamination in humans: A health problem?

(Date:2/8/2010)... Solutions (HDS) is pleased to announce that it has hired Lisa ... experts. Ms. Wichman joins HDS as an Account Manager and will focus ... AnalyticsPRO Division as the Manager of that group Omaha, NE. , ... ... (HDS) is pleased to announce the hiring of a new Account ...

(Date:2/5/2010)... has passed as fact among historians, journalists and politicians, ... the floor of the U.S. Congress: British forces used ... , But that claim has never been fully ... a historian at Colgate University. According to Douglas,s research, ... of Modern History , no such incident ever occurred. ...

(Date:2/5/2010)... Spanish . , Scientists at the ... for the first time different antioxidant compounds from foods ... herb called Teucrium polium. They have used two new ... have enabled them to identify and quantify a great ... , Functional foods such as olive oil, honey, walnuts ...

(Date:2/5/2010)... team of chemists from the University of Valencia (UV) ... an amphora found among remains at Lixus, in Morocco, ... fragments inside the 2,000-year-old vessel, which could be fragments ... group of archaeologists from the UV discovered a sealed ... founded by the Phoenicians near Larache, in Morocco. Since ...

Breaking Biology Technology:Healthcare Data Solutions Announces Expansion of its Healthcare Customer Solutions Team With Two Key Additions 2 Healthcare Data Solutions Announces Expansion of its Healthcare Customer Solutions Team With Two Key Additions 3 Despite claims, UK did not gas Iraqis in the 1920s, new research finds 2 Despite claims, UK did not gas Iraqis in the 1920s, new research finds 3 Despite claims, UK did not gas Iraqis in the 1920s, new research finds 4 New antioxidant compounds have been identified in foods such as olive oil, honey and nuts 2 Chemical analyses uncover secrets of an ancient amphora 2

[0] Healthcare Data Solutions Announces Expansion of its Healthcare Customer Solutions Team With Two Key Additions [0] Despite claims, UK did not gas Iraqis in the 1920s, new research finds [0] New antioxidant compounds have been identified in foods such as olive oil, honey and nuts [0] Chemical analyses uncover secrets of an ancient amphora

... March 25 David Koos, Chairman and CEO of ... BMSN), told the editors of The Wall Street Transcript, ... is an excellent possibility that the company "would have ... alliances and contracts "with companies engaged either in cryogenic ...

... Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ:, SHPGY ), ... and Accounts in respect of the year ended December ... previously announced unaudited full,year 2008 results, prepared in accordance ... earnings announcement on February 19,2009. , ...

... 25 InNexus Biotechnology Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: IXSBF; ... company commercializing the next generation of monoclonal antibodies based ... to announce that the Company has entered into a ... aggregate amount of up to USD$2.5 million. The loan ...

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group CEO Tells Wall Street Transcript That 'Positive Cash Flow' Is Possible in '09; New Stem Cell Banking Facility Is Growth Vehicle Over the Next Two Years, Says CEO in Exclusive News Interview Publication of Shire plc's Annual Report 2008 InNexus Biotechnology Announces a Loan Facility of up to USD$2.5 Million

... Block is an anodized aluminum, solvent-resistant block ... to provide efficient thermal transfer to samples ... of the HT96 Isothermal Block replaces Cat. ... design allowing for compatibility with robotic applications. ...

...

Biology Products:

HT96 Isothermal Block from Novagen LABQUAKE from Barnstead Thermolyne Suramin, Sodium Salt from Calbiochem Microtiter Wells from Bethyl Laboratories

( Drinking a shot of smooth full-flavoure...)Health benefits of a Christmas brandy