People who drink a large glass of wine a day could reduce their risk of developing cancer by seven per cent by switching to a lower alcohol alternative, according to a cancer charity.
The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) suggests that if you are going to consume wine, switch to one with an alcohol content of 10%. ‘From a cancer prevention point of view it is best not to drink at all,’ said Dr Rachel Thompson, science programme manager for WCRF. ‘But we have to be realistic…. that many people in the UK enjoy a drink.’ Thompson went on to state that reducing the number of drinks, or switching to lower alcohol wine, would be likely to prevent ‘hundreds of cancer cases in the UK a year’.
According to WCRF, alcohol in any form can lead to bowel cancer, which affects about 37,000 people a year in the UK. The charity also cites ’strong evidence that switching to a lower-alcohol wine would reduce risk of breast cancer, liver cancer, oesophageal cancer and cancers of the mouth, pharynx and larynx.’ And the debate goes on…………
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