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Health benefits of wine and chocolate unlikely, new study finds
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Posted on 05/13/2014 9:32:07 PM PDT by chessplayer

A compound found in wine and chocolate may not be linked to improved health as was once claimed, according to a new study.

The compound resveratrol was not associated with less inflammation, cardiovascular disease or cancer or with increased longevity among a group of elderly Italians, researchers found.

Research on resveratrol hit a snag in 2012, when one of the field’s leading researchers was accused of fabricating data.

(Excerpt) Read more at healthdailydigest.com ...


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21 posted on 05/13/2014 9:51:10 PM PDT by kiryandil (turning Americans into felons, one obnoxious drunk at a time (Zero Tolerance!!!))
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To: chessplayer

Do these idiots ever stop with the fear mongering?

If you want a pork chop eat a pork chop.

Life is too short to wring hands.


22 posted on 05/13/2014 9:54:55 PM PDT by mylife
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if you ever watch cnbc, you can see the enormous pressure ceos are under to increase revenue and increase stock prices. so its difficult for me to see how some people (like my dear old dad) think pharmaceutical cos are searching for cures rather than drugs that will simply sustain you.
with that in mind, I think there is a lot of misinformation put out there and things that are illogical. so the case in point is red wine. the ingredient in red wine, reservatol,comes from the grapes its made from. so why the frig are they always talking about red wine rather than grapes? is it stupidity or something else?


23 posted on 05/13/2014 9:55:30 PM PDT by willywill
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To: tumblindice

I like a good wine and I love chocolate. This article is specious at best. To enjoy something wholesome is beneficial to the soul.


24 posted on 05/13/2014 9:56:38 PM PDT by MHGinTN
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To: willywill

>> why the frig are they always talking about red wine rather than grapes?

Because a moderate amount of alcohol is apparently good for the heart given no other conflicting abnormalities. A low carb beverage is preferred.


25 posted on 05/13/2014 10:02:04 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: chessplayer

People who control their weight won’t be hurt by moderate amounts of anything, including wine and chocolate. Tubby people should avoid both.


26 posted on 05/13/2014 10:06:55 PM PDT by Tau Food (Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.)
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I suppose the diet of chocolate included refined sugars offsetting the cocoa benefits.

How about a trial consisting of single malt and cacao nibs?


27 posted on 05/13/2014 10:06:55 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Gene Eric

Can’t get a decent chocolate malt in this country anymore.


28 posted on 05/13/2014 10:12:34 PM PDT by mylife
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To: mylife

“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed—and thus clamorous to be led to safety—by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”—H.L. Mencken


29 posted on 05/13/2014 10:18:56 PM PDT by Dr. Pritchett
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To: chessplayer

What about chocolate bacon wine?


30 posted on 05/13/2014 10:19:45 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Dr. Pritchett

Well stated.


31 posted on 05/13/2014 10:22:11 PM PDT by mylife
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To: Dr. Pritchett

The Boston Marathon thing was alarming to me.
“Shelter in place”


32 posted on 05/13/2014 10:23:25 PM PDT by mylife
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To: chessplayer

I’d say the only thing you can eat that will really make a difference is anything containing sufficient amounts of protein. Meats; milk, cheeses, seafood, nuts, beans; that kind of stuff. It’s the only real miracle food.


33 posted on 05/13/2014 10:24:05 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: Dr. Pritchett
The only sensible standard concerns whether a person's habits are or are not contributing to good health. If a person is doing well, there seems no need for change.

But, it's very hard to look around and see nothing but good health these days. There are a whole lot of very unhealthy, physically inactive porkers out there and they're doing something wrong. Each of them should try to figure out what needs to be done.

34 posted on 05/13/2014 10:27:52 PM PDT by Tau Food (Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.)
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To: chessplayer

Thank goodness we’ve still got global warming and all the facts about it.


35 posted on 05/13/2014 11:14:04 PM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: Sun
I wonder what does reduce inflammation, besides fish oil.

Curcumin

Ginger

36 posted on 05/13/2014 11:18:40 PM PDT by upsdriver (Palin/West '16)
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To: Rennes Templar

Dark chocolate and red wine are bad habits?


37 posted on 05/13/2014 11:20:59 PM PDT by upsdriver (Palin/West '16)
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To: upsdriver

That will give you gingervitus! ;)


38 posted on 05/13/2014 11:48:34 PM PDT by mylife
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To: Sun

What increases inflammation is rancid seed oils. Safflower and canola. They all are. They need to be avoided but they are in all packaged foods.


39 posted on 05/14/2014 12:02:19 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: stansblugrassgrl; Slings and Arrows

Me too. Chocolate makes me happy, chocolate and kittens.


40 posted on 05/14/2014 12:10:35 AM PDT by Gefn (More cowbell)
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