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Potential Adverse Effects of Alcohol
In a recent blog post, I discussed the potential benefits of alcohol consumption on longevity, coronary artery disease, and dementia. I have no intention of overselling the benefits of alcohol. If you...
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Wine Safely Lowers Fasting Blood Sugar in Type 2 Diabetes
Wine consumption lowered fasting blood sugar levels by 15% in type 2 diabetics who had previously not been habitual drinkers, according to a 2007 study in Israel. Background Judicious alcohol...
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Alcohol Types Other Than Wine Increase Risk of Cancer in Men
Researchers recently reported that Canadian men who are regular alcohol drinkers – on a daily or weekly basis – have a higher risk of cancer of the esophagus, stomach, colon, liver, lung, and prostate....
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Lower My Risk of Diabetes? I’ll Drink to That!
How many grams of alcohol are in this wine? Judicious alcohol consumption is linked to lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes: 40% lower risk in women, 13% lower in men. The latest issue of Diabetes...
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Alcohol Long-Term May Impair Vision in Diabetics
MedPage Today yesterday reported that chronic consumption of alcohol may impair vision in diabetics. Drinkers performed less well on vision chart tests than non-drinkers. It’s not a diabetic...
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Finally Settled: Alcohol Consumption Linked to Lower Rates of Death and Heart...
Canadian and U.S. researchers report that moderate alcohol consumption seems to reduce 1) the incidence of coronary heart disease, 2) deaths from coronary heart disease, and 3) deaths from all causes....
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WHY Is the Mediterranean Diet So Healthy?
I’ve found that nearly everbody’s eyes glaze over if I try to explain how, physiologically, the Mediterranean diet promotes health and longevity. Below are some of the boring details, for posterity’s...
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Is Grape Seed Extract as Healthful as Wine?
Patients ask me periodically if grape seed extract provides the same health benefit as judicious red wine. Nobody knows with certainty. The health benefits of red wine may be due to resveratrol....
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Alcohol Consumption Linked to Lower Risk of Death and Kidney Disease in Type...
…according to an article at MedPageToday. Over 6,000 T2 diabetics were followed for over five years.Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Alcohol, death, kidney disease, type 2 diabetes
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Experts Debate Composition of the Mediterranean Diet
…but they have some good ideas as to the healthy components, according to a report in MedPageToday. A sample: Through a subtractive statistical technique, the EPIC investigators calculated that the...
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