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According to research at the University of Missouri, indications are that red wine also could protect against common food-borne diseases such as E. coli and Listeria.
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Wine Drinking and Pregnancy: Another Look |
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In fact, doctors have long advised their "with child" patients to abstain until after the child is born.
So the results of a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health are sure to generate plenty of debate...
Glycoproteins: The Reason for Wine Allergies? |
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For many years, the main culprit was thought to be sulfites, which are sulfur-containing substances that occur naturally in the wine and that some vintners add as a means of preventing spoilage.
It turns out that of the 8 percent of people who experience wine-related allergy symptoms, only one in eight of those folks is reacting to sulfur...
Be Sure to Order Wine With That Steak |
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They're loaded with nitrates, and nitrates have been linked to cancer.
But when you top your dog with sauerkraut, the harmful effects of the "meat" are mitigated to some degree...
Expanded Label Information |
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It's an ongoing debate, with many people in the wine industry opposed to the idea, even as the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau works on a revised set of rules.
The opposition is based mainly on the amount of work that would be involved to include the information. Wineries already have to jump through hoops...
Champagne Wishes and Good Health Dreams |
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Host Robin Leach would take viewers inside the homes of celebrities and other highly compensated people so they could demonstrate, in essence, how to spend money.
If we're remembering Leach's signature sign-off correctly, he would end each program by...
Want to Lose Weight? Pour a Glass of Wine! |
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There is a general belief among dieters that wine is fattening.
It's not that our favorite adult beverage is soaked with saturated fat or anything like that. The calories in wine come from the alcohol and, to a lesser extent, any remaining sugars following the fermentation process.
Yes, those calories would add up if one were to go overboard in their consumption. But the same thing holds true for soda pop. As with all things involving diet, the one word...
An Apple... and a Glass of Wine... a Day |
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Scientists and dieticians have long advocated the consumption of an apple a day - you know, to keep the doctor away.
Now, there appears to be solid evidence that a glass of wine per day may help combat Alzheimer's Disease.
According to the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, the benefit seems to come not from a large single dose - a practice doctors often embrace when trying to fight a specific disease or condition - but rather...
Red Wine Believed to Be Heart-Healthy |
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Doctors are always wary about encouraging people to drink because, when alcohol is abused, it can have numerous harmful effects on one's body.
So when a group of doctors actually give the green light to the moderate consumption of wine, it's a big deal.
And so it was when doctors at the world-famous Mayo Clinic acknowledged that there is something in wine - specifically, red wine - that seems to...
French Council Backs Away from 'No Alcohol' Recommendation |
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Now, the Council has backed away from that stance, in effect "disowning" the study upon which the advice was based.
In the initial report, cancer was pinpointed as the most likely result...
