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Which is healthier, the wining or dining?
Wine drinkers tend to have more healthful diets and lifestyles than nondrinkers, suggesting that it is not the libation that lowers wine drinkers' risk of heart disease.
References:
Tjønneland, A., et al. 1999. Wine intake and diet in a random sample of 48763 Danish men and women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 69(January):49.
Further Readings:
Appel, L.J., et al. 1997. A clinical trial of the effects of dietary patterns on blood pressure. New England Journal of Medicine 336(April 17):1117.
Nestle, M. 1996. Fruits and vegetables: Protective or just fellow travelers? Nutrition Reviews 54:255.
Raloff, J. 1998. High-fat and healthful. Science News 154(Nov. 21):328.
______. 1998. Red wine: Why it's heart-ier than white. Science News Online. (Aug. 22).
______. 1998. A cancerous side effect of alcohol. Science News Online. (Feb. 21).
______. 1997. How peanuts resemble wine. Science News Online. (Aug. 9).
______. 1996. Chocolate: As hearty as red wine . . . Science News 150(Oct. 12):235.
______. 1996. A couple of heart-friendly dark brews. Science News 149(May 4):286.
______. 1996. Have Danes solved the French paradox? Science News 149(March 30):197.
Seachrist, L. 1995. Wine, beer, liquor benefit the heart. Science News 148(Dec. 2):380.
Truelson, T., et al. 1998. Intake of beer, wine, and spirits and risk of stroke. Stroke 29:2467.
Sources:
Marion Nestle
New York University
Department of Nutrition and Food Studies
New York, NY 10012-1172
E-mail: marion.nestle@nyu.edu
Ann Tjønneland
Danish Cancer Society
Institute of Cancer Epidemiology
Strandboulevarden 49
Box 839
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø
Denmark
E-mail: annet@cancer.dk
From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 4, January 23, 1999, p. 53. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
