Editorial
Wine and health
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In 1970, the seven countries study1 showed there was a relatively lower rate of coronary heart disease in Mediterranean countries and that this difference was attributed to diet. In 1980-95 many studies demonstrated a favourable effect of moderate alcohol consumption on the incidence and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. If one considers that wine consumption may have some protective effects against coronary heart disease, a number of questions arise:
- is there any specific property of wine compared with other alcoholic beverages?
- does wine have an advantage over fruit and vegetables that are also rich in flavonoids?
- if so, should we recommend red or white wine or, perhaps a wine from a precise appellation, and what might be the daily "dose"?
To answer the first question, only transverse or retrospective
studies are possible; a prospective study seems impractical
imagine a
cohort of many thousands randomised for many years to water or
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