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Two recent studies help to further establish the health benefits that wine may offer to those who imbibe on a regular basis.
The first study was recently published in the American Journal of Epidemiology by Swedish researchers. The study reports that there may be constituents in wine that might help to protect against dementia.
The results suggest that the women wine drinkers suffered from considerably fewer cases of dementia. The same correlation was not found among those participants who had reported that they regularly drank beer or liquor.
“The group that had the lowest proportion of dementia were those who had reported that the only alcohol they drank was wine,” says Professor Lauren Lissner, who directs the study in collaboration with Professor Ingmar Skoog, both with the Sahgrenska Academy.
The second study was performed by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York. The study suggests that a compound in red wine may kill pancreatic cancer cells. The compound is called resveratrol and can be found in foods such as raspberries, blueberries, and peanuts, but it is most abundant in the skin of red grapes.
Resveratrol is produced by certain plants as part of their defense arsenal against pathogens and may help induce pancreatic cancer cells to malfunction and die. The findings are reported in the journal Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.
The occasional glass of wine certainly keeps me from going crazy – albeit for different reasons. Sadly, the researchers fail to recommend drinking MORE wine. As with everything in life, take it in moderation.
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Red wine compound may kill pancreatic cancer cells
Wine may protect against dementia
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