Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 Hi Kyber: you make a good point. If our risk is already reduced will one or two drinks a day make our risks even lower? BTW for teetollers and non-drinkers (or those who just don't want to add extra calories from alcohol) I remember reading that red grapes confer the same benefits as wine. Actually I eat grapes AND have about a glass of wine a day. on 1/20/2003 10:46 AM, Kyberneticist at kyberneticist@... wrote: > > --- Francesca Skelton <fskelton@...> wrote: >> > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30481-2003Jan8.html > > Well, no one responded to this, but I thought it was > really interesting. So, if 1-2 drinks 3-7 days a week > reduces chance of heart attack by as much as 37% > irrespective of diet I suppose the two questions are: > a) what's the reduction in heart attack for those on a > low-cholesterol diet who stay in good physical shape > how many calories from alcohol does that amount to? > > > Quick googling seems to indicate 80-100 in a glass of > wine, so I 'spose 80-200 range per drinking day. > Along with the health benefits of caffeine and sex, it > seems all my favourite vices are getting a reprieve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 I think the jury's still out on whether it's any alcohol or not (although I did see the recent article linking ANY kind of alcoholic beverage to benefits). The French Paradox (linked to wine) and all that....... on 1/20/2003 11:24 AM, Kyberneticist at kyberneticist@... wrote: > Sorry, I believe that's antioxidants. This research > was fairly clear in stating that contrary to earlier > research associating it with red wine and > antioxidants, that this link existed with any kind of > alcohol. Presumably a boring shot of straight ethanol > would do it, but red wine *would* probably be > healthier and more fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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