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Moderate Drinking Lowers Women's Risk of Heart Attack

...s well as without, and in those whoprimarily drank wine or a variety of alcoholic beverages. Similar, but weaker, associations were found when patterns and volumewere analyzed among drinkers only. Among these women, drinking alcohol in moderation in general was more important than the actual amount cons...

A Tipple a Day may Be heart Friendly for Women

...nk primarily liquor. Women who preferred liquor to wine experienced a borderline increase in risk of heart... well as without, and in those who primarily drank wine or a variety of alcoholic beverages. Similar, but weaker, associations were found when patterns a...

Red Wine Lessens the Risk of Prostate Cancer

...o drink an average of four to seven glasses of red wine per week are only 52% as likely to be diagnosed wi...sue of Harvard Mens Health Watch. In addition, red wine appears particularly protective against advanced or aggressive cancers. Researchers in Seattle col...

Young Indians Say Cheers to White Spirits

...esident and CEO, told IANS. "Though whisky, rum, wine and beer continue to dominate the market, the share of white spirits has doubled to 20 percent over the last seven-eight years." Of the 120 million cases of total spirits marketed in the subcontinent and valued at around $2 billion, white spirits l...

Fate of France's Cheeses in Doubt as Producers Cite Health Risks

...urised milk is like the difference between vintage wine and a mass-produced "vin de table." "Camembert does not exist unless it is made with untreated milk. 'Lait cru' is what gives the richness, the taste, the originality. If you heat the milk, you'll still have a cheese, but it won't be Camembert," ...

Sea Massage for French Wines

...s this month and compared with bottles of the same wine stored on dry land. The difference, the tasters sa... to 40 years in the bottle)." Yannick Heude, local wine shop owner and master of ceremonies of the underwater experiment, agreed and said he could detect a ...

Bangkok Lures Visitors With Its Growing Gourmet Scene

.... Between helpings of Alaskan king crab, French wine and melt-in-your-mouth Parma ham flown in from Italy, the assembled crowd discussed ways of putting Bangkok on the international culinary map. Although a creamy mango pudding proved a hit, few other local dishes were served at the launch of Gourmet A...

Vitamin Extends Life in Yeast, Dartmouth Medical School Researchers Find

...erhaps the best known sirtuin activator is the red wine compound resveratrol. Overfed mice on high dose resveratrol have healthier livers, better endurance and possibly longer lifespan. While resveratrol and NR work through different mechanisms to increase sirtuin activity, Brenner said, “the two compound...

Drinks and Breast Cancer – How It Happen

...l gatherings or home,// alone, like she was to the wine glass or beer mug, born. That breast cancer is linked to alcohol consumption is a well-established fact. Recent studies have shown that 60 percent of breast cancer cases can be traced to alcohol consumption. Yet, the how part, has always proved el...

Women Binge- Drinkers Warned Of Possible Link To Breast Cancer

...to researchers women who drink more two bottles of wine over the weekend, more than double their risk of d...o 21 drinks during a weekend -about two bottles of wine upwards, was seen to launch the risk by 150 per cent. Accordingly, alcohol is believed to be t...

Alcohol Abuse During College Days Leads to Heart Disease in Later Life

...ink was equal to 12 ounces of beer, five ounces of wine or 1.5 ounces of hard alcohol. Students on oral contraceptives, hormone therapy, cholesterol-lowering therapy or who had a significant recent weight loss were excluded from the study. The average CRP for students in the study was 0.9 milligrams p...

Red Wine Good for Nothing, Say Indian Doctors

Dismissing the widely held theory that red wine is good for health, leading Indian doctors Tuesday...rld has proved the positive side of either the red wine or any category of alcohol. Scores of leading doctors assembled in the national capital to partici...

South African Farmers Turn to Organic Farming

...offers no return." The citrus industry, like the wine industry, is periodically beset by gluts in production, pushing down prices and squeezing producers' margins. Apart from higher prices for organics, decades of heavy nitrate and fertilizer usage has robbed the already poor soil of its nutrients. ...

Wine You can Wear

...il dress: it's made from red wine, smells like red wine and might even last longer if red wine is spilled on it.// The fabric is actually the papery mould that forms on the top of wine vats whe...

Eat Berries, Prevent Colon Cancer

...atrol, an antioxidant identified in grapes and red wine that also is recognized for its anticancer properties. Pterostilbene also is found in grapes, but it is more abundant in blueberries, the researchers say. In studies by other researchers, blueberries also have shown promise for protecting against m...

organic kiwifruits promote health

...of polyphenols, the healthy compounds found in red wine and coloured berries. They also had a higher overall antioxidant activity, as well as higher levels of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and important minerals compared with their conventionally grown counterparts (Journal of the Science of Food and Agricult...

Babies and Drinks Don’t Mi

...rict no-no from the UK government this time. Beer, wine and spirits bottles will now be marked with a warn... units a day - the equivalent of a single glass of wine - once or twice a week. The drinks industry feels the latest warning labels will cause unnecessary...

Science Stacks Up for Flavonoids for Heart Health

... also report that intake of apples, pears, and red wine was associated with lower CHD and CVD mortalities, while grapefruit intake was linked to lowered CHD mortality. Interestingly, no significant benefits for cardiovascular health were observed for tea consumption, a flavonoid-rich food previously see...

Wine- Toast to a Longer Life

...e out in support of the adage that a little bit of wine is good for your health. Dutch researchers examine...r causes and others, drinking just half a glass of wine daily is linked with the lowest rates of deaths. Wine drinkers were found to live an average of 3.8 ...

Reasonable Quantities Of Wine May Increase Longevity

....// According to this study, a minimal intake of wine is said to lower cardiovascular deaths and increas... expectancy was 3.8 years more in men who consumed wine than with men who did not consume any alcoholic beverage at all. Meanwhile the life expectancy in wi...

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