I'll drink to this!

[Q.]

Red Wine May Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk
Fri Jan 7, 2005 03:05 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a new study add to accumulating evidence that consumption of red wine may reduce the risk of prostate cancer in middle-aged men.
Dr. Janet L. Stanford, from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, and colleagues studied data from 753 newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients between 40 and 64 years of age, and from a comparison group of 703 matched "controls" to assess the association between alcohol consumption and prostate cancer.

The men with and without prostate cancer completed in-person interviews about lifetime alcohol consumption and other risk factors for prostate cancer.

No clear associations were observed between the risk of prostate cancer and overall alcohol consumption, the team reports in published in the International Journal of Cancer.

However, "each additional glass of red wine consumed per week showed a statistically significant 6% decrease in relative risk" of prostate cancer, they report.

Alcohol alters the balance of hormones, Stanford's group notes, and it "contains chemical substances such as flavonoids (red wine), which may alter tumor cell growth."

They say the findings "highlight the need for further research on the biological effects of polyphenol rich foods and beverages," which includes red wine.

SOURCE: International Journal of Cancer January 1, 2005.

[hard_rox]

hold on, Larry King says i should order purple grape juice for dinner rather than wine. I'm so confused. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Q.]

What does Larry King know!?!

[Kaiser]

Both have the same compounds, bioflavanoids, in them... what makes them dark. These are the compounds that are supposed to be beneficial, so if you want to go non-alcoholic (for BF% purposes), a little grape juice may be more healthful than a glass of wine. Whatever works for you.

Lycopene is also good (found in cooked tomatoes), as well as other dark veggies and fruits like blueberries (same compounds). Bascially, eating a varied and fresh food diets is generally a good thing.

I am particularly interested in this as my father is going through a bout of severe BPH right now, and I would like to avoid the same as I age.

[Jimbo]

Diets and Dying

Here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know
the truth after all those conflicting medical studies.

The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than
the British or Americans.

The French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than
the British or Americans.

The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks
than the British or Americans.

The Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and also suffer fewer
heart attacks than the British or Americans.

CONCLUSION:
Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills
you.

I heard this read on the radio this morning...

[hard_rox]

Originally posted by Q.:
What does Larry King know!?!

nothing worth talking about. i hear his tiresome Welch's Grape Juice commercials on the radio several times a day and i made a weak attempt at a joke.

i'm not that obsessed with BF% to skip a nice glass of red wine.

[Q.]

Originally posted by hard_rox:
</font><blockquote>quote:</fon t><hr />Originally posted by Q.:
What does Larry King know!?!

nothing worth talking about. i hear his tiresome Welch's Grape Juice commercials on the radio several times a day and i made a weak attempt at a joke.</font>[/quote]I've never heard 'em so that's why I didn't get the joke. Sorry!