Thursday 4 February 2016

News You Won’t Like: Wine Isn’t a Health Food After All

I’m not sure who started suggesting that moderate amounts of alcohol are good for your health; it’s certainly a long-held — and awfully convenient — belief, based on some observational studies.

The U.K. recently published its new alcohol guidelines and after reviewing evidence accumulated over the 21 years since its previous guidelines, it concludes that any level of alcohol increases cancer risk.

What about the heart health benefits we were promised? Well, that turned out to be relevant only in women aged 55 and over, and only when they limited their drinking to two glasses of wine a week. For the full article click here 



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