Study Finds White wine may help you Breathe

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Study Finds White wine may help you Breathe

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Jun 24, 2003 14:11 PDT

 

Study finds white wine may help you breathe

New US research suggests white wine may be good for your lungs.

 

A test of more than 1,500 people in New York found those who drank

it had better breathing than those who drink beer or spirits.

 

Scientists think antioxidants in the wine may keep the lungs in good

condition.

Researchers studied the lifestyles of volunteers and then tested the

amount of air they could expel under laboratory conditions.

 

Other studies have shown red wine may be beneficial in other ways,

but scientists involved in this study found it was white wine which

benefits breathing.

 

Professor Holger Schunemann, of the University at Buffalo in

Georgia, oversaw the study.

 

He said: " This finding may indicate that nutrients in wine are

responsible for the positive

effect of alcoholic beverages on lung function.

 

" Red wine in moderation has been shown to be beneficial for the

heart,

but in this case the relationship was stronger for white wine. "

 

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_591612.html

 

Story filed: 16:02 Monday 20th May 2002

 

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