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Wine & Health Benefits
Throughout
its long history,
wine has been successfully used for health reasons since ancient
times.
Some
of these uses involve drinking large amounts to ease pain... which, although it
may do the job, is not highly recommended!
Some wine
'cures' sometimes fall into the old wive's tales, but today modern
science has a lot to say about the proven health benefits of moderate
wine drinking.
Scientific
research studying compounds that are found in red wine, such as
resveratrol
and polyphenol,
have been found to fight cancer,
lower cholesterol
and even help reduce the pain of arthritis...
More about
wine and health around the Web:
Alcohol,
Wine and Cardiovascular Disease - From the American Heart
Association, with a discussion on flavenoids, studies suggesting
wine's antioxidant properties, and strong warnings of alcohol's
potential dangers.
The
Society of Medical Friends of Wine - An archive of dinner
speeches, by members of the society along with a cache of newsletters
suggesting wine's antioxidant properties as well as its beneficial
affects on a variety of medical conditions, with related photos
& resources.
Professional
Friends of Wine - Wine and Health - This article is a good overview of
what current research is saying about the benefits of moderate wine consumption.
The entire site is devoted to wine education, so when you're done with the article
and the links it provides, browse around for other good information. They provide
lots of it. Cancer
Prevention and Red Wine - A quick fact sheet discusses related research
on red wine's suspected cancer fighting ingredients - polyphenol and resveratrol.
The
Australian Wine Institute - Wine and Health
- Just what the doctor ordered with tons of useful facts on safe
consumption, health benefits, related allergies, info on additives
and lots more in an A-Z FAQ or viewable in a PDF file.
also see in Wine -> Organic
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