Wine For Medicinal Purposes ?

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Ferd

I will be honest here, I have heard both what Auquila and MrsBratt have posted.

Now having the backing of the Mayo Clinic gives some heft to that argument, but the French paradox remains in my mind.

The French Paradox is that the French eat a high calorie, high fat, high cholesterol diet and have less obesity, less heart disease and less cancer than Americans.

the main difference is consumption of wine.

I agree, there may be some merit to the fermentation process making a difference--however, it also can be an overall approach of moderation, which applies to both the wine and the food--an approach which the United States is sorely lacking.

PS, my spell check makes MrsBrat come out Muskrat! LOL!

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

I agree, there may be some merit to the fermentation process making a difference--however, it also can be an overall approach of moderation, which applies to both the wine and the food--an approach which the United States is sorely lacking.

The French usually drink in moderation...right.

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

The French usually drink in moderation...right.

Yikes! Look at this take on the "French Paradox":

"...The French drink one-and-a-half times more per capita than Americans and their death rate from liver cirrhosis is more than one-and-a-half times greater than that in the United States. According to WHO, France has the sixth highest adult per capita alcohol consumption in the world. (The U.S. ranks 32nd.) Alcohol may be involved in nearly half of the deaths from road accidents, half of all homicides, and one-quarter of suicides, according to the French equivalent of the U.S. Institutes of Health. And while coronary heart disease may be less pervasive in that country of 60 million people than in many others, it is still the number one cause of death...."

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[Ferd]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

Yikes! Look at this take on the "French Paradox":

"...The French drink one-and-a-half times more per capita than Americans and their death rate from liver cirrhosis is more than one-and-a-half times greater than that in the United States. According to WHO, France has the sixth highest adult per capita alcohol consumption in the world. (The U.S. ranks 32nd.) Alcohol may be involved in nearly half of the deaths from road accidents, half of all homicides, and one-quarter of suicides, according to the French equivalent of the U.S. Institutes of Health. And while coronary heart disease may be less pervasive in that country of 60 million people than in many others, it is still the number one cause of death...."

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Interesting. I certainly am not condoning sinning (which would be any time a person gets drunk for sure).

and the french clearly have higher levels of these, but they also have a longer life expectancy.

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

Yikes! Look at this take on the "French Paradox":

"...The French drink one-and-a-half times more per capita than Americans and their death rate from liver cirrhosis is more than one-and-a-half times greater than that in the United States. According to WHO, France has the sixth highest adult per capita alcohol consumption in the world. (The U.S. ranks 32nd.) Alcohol may be involved in nearly half of the deaths from road accidents, half of all homicides, and one-quarter of suicides, according to the French equivalent of the U.S. Institutes of Health. And while coronary heart disease may be less pervasive in that country of 60 million people than in many others, it is still the number one cause of death...."

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Don't forget the Marin Institute is very anti-alcohol so there is a bit of bias here, and they want to force their views on people through increased legislation and regulations.

[tamor]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

I agree, there may be some merit to the fermentation process making a difference--however, it also can be an overall approach of moderation, which applies to both the wine and the food--an approach which the United States is sorely lacking.

Exactly!