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Re: [OM] OT red wine and heart disease

Subject: Re: [OM] OT red wine and heart disease
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 19:52:00 +0000
My doctor (bless him) has told me that one of the cholesterols that is too low can be sorted by exercise and/or moderate alcohol intake. I can't remember which one, but that's good enough for me.

Chris

On 16 Nov 2003, at 11:40, Julian Davies wrote:

AFAIK the study to prove this was conducted in France and proved that only claret was good in this respect. This is now the "accepted wisdom" in France
I wonder who funded it....:-)

UK "accepted wisdom" (peddled slightly by doctors)is that a little alcohol of any type is beneficial simply for the relaxation factor, no mysterious
chemical wonders.

Julian

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