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A recent study showed the benefits of red wine were linked to breaking down some of the worse components in red meat. It just happens consumption of both are so

A recent study showed the benefits of red wine were linked to breaking down some of the worse components in red meat. It just happens consumption of both are so correlated that it looked like red wine in moderation was really healthy. The healthiest choice would be to drink tea and avoid red meat. But what kind of a pansy wants to do that?!

pg 18y ago
I actually read a study saying that mere alcohol had benefits, regardless of the form. Where is rms when you need him?
- rms 18y ago
  That does seem to be a common meme. Here's an unsourced article claiming various benefits. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21778634/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21778634/ The American Heart Association, however, recommends against starting to drink to be healthier. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4422 http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4422 While light alcohol consumption does have small benefits, you could make a much, much bigger difference in your overall health by exercising and following a healthy diet. One drink a day probably does have marginal benefits, but from a public health perspective I can see why organizations don't actually recommend it -- people in the aggregate would think it is more meaningful as a recommendation than it actually is and use it as an excuse to drink to excess. One thing to keep your eye on is Sirtris Pharmaceuticals's (now a subsidiary of GSK) amped-up resveratrol (the good stuff in red wine) derivative. The idea is to get the benefit of drinking 1000 glasses of red wine a day without actually killing yourself. It will be approved for treating diabetes but will be of interest to absolutely everyone that can afford it. http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN0743693420080108 http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN0743693420080...
  - chris11 18y ago
    I've always been under the impression that you can get the health benefits from wine without drinking alcohol. Resveratrol is found naturally in foods like grapes and peanuts. So you won't be missing out on any health benefits if you don't drink. Resveratrol Concentrations:http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/resveratrol/#sources http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/resvera...

pg 18y ago

I actually read a study saying that mere alcohol had benefits, regardless of the form. Where is rms when you need him?

rms 18y ago
That does seem to be a common meme. Here's an unsourced article claiming various benefits. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21778634/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21778634/ The American Heart Association, however, recommends against starting to drink to be healthier. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4422 http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4422 While light alcohol consumption does have small benefits, you could make a much, much bigger difference in your overall health by exercising and following a healthy diet. One drink a day probably does have marginal benefits, but from a public health perspective I can see why organizations don't actually recommend it -- people in the aggregate would think it is more meaningful as a recommendation than it actually is and use it as an excuse to drink to excess. One thing to keep your eye on is Sirtris Pharmaceuticals's (now a subsidiary of GSK) amped-up resveratrol (the good stuff in red wine) derivative. The idea is to get the benefit of drinking 1000 glasses of red wine a day without actually killing yourself. It will be approved for treating diabetes but will be of interest to absolutely everyone that can afford it. http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN0743693420080108 http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN0743693420080...
- chris11 18y ago
  I've always been under the impression that you can get the health benefits from wine without drinking alcohol. Resveratrol is found naturally in foods like grapes and peanuts. So you won't be missing out on any health benefits if you don't drink. Resveratrol Concentrations:http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/resveratrol/#sources http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/resvera...