Dimitri wrote:
> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
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>>A new study has shown that white wine is linked to lung cancer, while
>>red seems to inhibit it. Read he
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>>http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?q=...oogle+Searc h
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>>and he
>>http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?q=...gle.com&rnum=1
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> http://www.yenra.com/white-wine/
> The next time you are deciding whether to order white wine or red wine,
> consider this: A study presented at the American Thoracic Society
> International Conference in Atlanta on May 20 concludes that while both
> types of wine bolster lung function, white wine seems to have a more
> positive effect on lung health.
>
> These results, from a study of 1,555 adults, add to evidence from years of
> studies on wine and the heart that drinking wine can be beneficial to your
> health, according to lead researcher Holger J. Schunemann, M.D., Ph.D., of
> the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y. "Many studies on wine and the
> heart have concluded that one to three glasses of wine per day may be
> beneficial, and this study suggests that an equivalent amount of wine may
> also help protect the lung," he said.
>
> "We didn't see any significant association between total alcohol intake,
> beer or liquor and lung function, but we did see a positive association
> between both recent and lifetime wine intake and lung function," Dr.
> Schunemann said. "People who drank white wine had greater lung function than
> those who consumed red wine, but both groups of wine drinkers had greater
> lung function than non-wine drinkers." He notes that white wine has a high
> level of antioxidant molecules called flavonoids, which may help account for
> the wine's protective effect.
>
> The researchers asked study subjects to answer questions during a detailed,
> computer-based interview about their total lifetime alcohol consumption by
> decade, as well as their alcohol use in the previous 30 days. Their lung
> function was measured. The scientists took into account the subjects'
> smoking habits, weight, eating habits and lung function, in order to
> compensate for the fact that people who drink wine but not other types of
> alcohol are more likely to have a healthier diet, and are less likely to
> smoke, than people who exclusively drink beer or other types of alcohol.
>
> "It's difficult to separate out red and white wine consumption in the United
> States, because many people drink both types of wine here, unlike France or
> Italy where red wine is more popular," Dr. Schunemann noted.
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> Dimitri
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There was a report this year about the French developing a white wine
with similar health properties to reds. Did not save it, but perhaps
this is what Dimitri is on about.


jim