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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UK Study Encourages Low Alcohol Wine To Prevent Cancer
Sunday, January 31st, 2010Wine and Gallstones: Is There A Relationship?
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Gallstone attacks can be extremely painful, just speak to those who have suffered a bout. Gallstones can form when bile, stored to help the body digest fat, hardens into irregular “stones;” the stone(s) potentially blocking the normal exit of bile from the gallbladder and distending the organ in a very painful attack.
Now comes an intriguing study out of the University of East Angla School of Medicine in Norwich, U.K. which claims that one to two glasses of wine daily may help prevent gallstone formation by one third as compared to non-drinkers. The results of the study were presented in May, 2009 at the Digestive Disease Week conference in Chicago by Dr. Andrew Hart. Previous studies have suggested that alcohol, in general, may offer a preventative effect on gallstone formation.
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