Red Wine May Fight Lung Cancer

Spanish scientists from the University of Santiago de Compostela have announced that drinking red wine could protect against lung cancer, but white wine may increase the risk.

Researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela found that the tannins and resveratrol in red wine have anti-cancer properties and may decrease the risk of getting lung cancer by as much as 13 per cent. A glass a day may keep cancer away.

They found that only red wines had this effect.

Rose wines and beer showed no effects and white wine seemed to add some risk. Their guess is that the ingredients in red wine that discourage the growth of cancer are less likely to be found in roses and are absent from whites.

They say all wine contains alcohol, which is a gene mutator, but in red wine the anti-lung cancer benefits outweigh possible gene damage from the alcohol.

The glass a day limit is important. Drinking more on a regular basis carries a set of health threats that outweigh any benefits from the anti-cancer properties of the wine.

More about red wine & lung caner around the Web:

BBC NEWS | Health | Red wine 'wards off lung cancer'

Red Wine Protects Men Against Lung Cancer, Study Suggests

 

 

Also see -> To Your Health! Red Wine & Cancer Studies

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