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Posts filed under: alcohol

Doubt cast on the health benefits of moderate drinking

April 1st, 2006, under , ,

An analysis of 54 studies investigating the link between the (non-)consumption of alcohol and coronary diseases shows that many of the studies have been flawed.

Although this does not mean that the commonly held belief that one or two drinks a day is good for your heart is necessarily untrue, none of the properly conducted studies in the set were able to reach that conclusion.

Is it wine or all the other stuff?

January 21st, 2006, under , , , , ,

They say wine is healthy, but this research report that has been circulating in the past few days actually suggests that there may be more to the story than the wine itself. Apparently, those who drink wine generally eat healthier than, say, those who drink beer.



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