Guest guest Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 Say No To Wine For Health by June Russell I have a few comments to make about your recommendation to drink moderate amounts of wine. There are facts that are needed before individuals choose to drink wine for one’s health, especially about the Mediterranean diet. The "French Paradox" was debunked in a 21-nation World Health Organization study in 1994 because it showed many more French people died from heart disease than official statistics showed. (Washington Post Health, Oct. 8, 1994). Researchers also reported this in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) in 1999, and The Marin Institute states that the life expectancy of the French is about the same as Americans. The life expectancy in France is only about a year more than in America. Many French people fend off heart disease without the use of wine perhaps because of lifestyle. The French consume almost 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily - in American about 3, and they eat more grains which are rich in antioxidants that help fight off cancer and heart disease - and the French don’t snack between meals. ("Eat, Drink, and Be Wary," Newsweek, March 1992) The French serving size is about half the size of the portions in this country, their big meal is in the middle of the day with a light dinner, and they have half the rate of obesity we have. France’s national medical research center now denies there is a "French Paradox," and according to the Lancet, there was bad data in ways of coding. Benefits of red wine and health? The French are having second thoughts. (Washington Post Health, June 2000. "Au Revoir, Paradox Francaise? Now that the rest of the world has accepted the story about red wine and health, the French are having second thoughts.") Alcohol is the number one health problem in France, they have banned alcohol ads on T.V. and movies, restricts them on the radio until after 10 p.m., and forbids alcohol industry sponsorship of sporting events. Even small amounts of wine raises homocysteine and triglyceride levels, and recent studies show that dealcoholized wine confers longer lasting health benefits than the wine with the alcohol. The AMA reported that the heart muscle can be damaged by a poison like alcohol. An alcoholic drink - this includes wine - is a drug, a depressant, a carcinogen, and no less dangerous because it is legal. We are advised to avoid alcohol for almost every health problem. The amount you recommend is moderate drinking, and responsible reporting would also include the warnings of the dangers. The Dept. of Health and Human Services tells us that it only takes one drink to put individuals - and others at risk. For more information on this subject see "The Effects of One Alcoholic Drink " and "Health Benefits Questioned" at http://www.jrussellshealth.com Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words.Keep your words positive, because your words become your behavior.Keep your behavior positive, because your behavior becomes your habits.Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your values.Keep your values positive, because your values become your destiny. - Mahatma Gandhi Check Out My Groups: Everything Natural http://health./ Everything Magick EverythingMagick/ -- Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.7.1/347 - Release 5/24/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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