Health: Red Wine Cuts Cancer Threats in
Men
Men who drink red wine have a significantly
reduced risk of developing prostate cancer, according to an article
in the Australian last weekend.
Medical journalist and PhD, Susan Aldridge,
reports that a study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre
in Seattle reveals that red wine can reduce the risk of prostate
cancer.
An article in the Australian newspaper recently
reported on research published in the International Journal of
Cancer. The researchers looked at a group of 753 patients with
newly diagnosed prostate cancer and compared them with 703 control
subjects. All were asked about alcohol consumption. No link was
found between total alcohol consumption and prostate cancer risk.
But red wine was found to have a protective impact.
For each additional glass of red wine consumed
per week, the relative risk of prostate cancer went down by six per
cent, the researchers say.
It is probably the impact of the flavanoids in
red wine that inhibit tumour cell growth. Further research is now
needed into how flavanoids in other foods might help protect against
prostate cancer.
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