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Article: Wine slightly better than beer for cardiac health.(Weekly Marketplace)(Brief Article)
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- Modern Brewery Age
- Article date:
- February 14, 2005
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A recent article in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis determined that drinkers of wine benefit from its cardioprotective effects, more so than those who drink beer or other spirits, and wine drinkers may also live longer.
The article is part of a series of papers published in an open forum on wine, alcohol and cardiovascular risk.
Some aspects of the studies can be reviewed at www.sciencedaily.com.
The analysis, encompassing various international studies, further confirms the agreement among researchers that any alcohol, in light to moderate intake, puts drinkers at lower risk for cardiovascular disease and death than non-drinkers.
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