Red wine health benefits 'overhyped'
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Re: Red wine health benefits 'overhyped'
#2Duh. We all knew what this was really about when we started talking about it.
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#3Everything in moderation. Including moderation.
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#4Big f'in surprise. Any instance of "X food substance will make you healthier all by itself" is bullshit.
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#5If I understood the article correctly, a more appropriate title would be "Resveratrol health benefits 'overhyped'* :
> Studies have shown that consumption of red wine, dark chocolate and berries reduces inflammation, leading researchers to speculate that their common ingredient, resveratrol, explains why.
> He says any benefits of drinking wine or eating dark chocolate or berries, if they are there, must come from other shared ingredients. And it's not clear how much you might need to eat or drink.
> "These are complex foods, and all we really know from our study is that the benefits are probably not due to resveratrol."
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#6"Many studies have sought to explain why there is a low incidence of heart disease in France, despite many of its inhabitants eating a high-fat diet."
It's funny that this is where this theory came from. It was unfathomable at the time that maybe we were wrong about dietary fat.
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#7It always surprises me when people focus on one small part of a diet that they hope is some kind of super-cure (or in this case, they want an excuse to drink red wine more often). Of course red wine on it's own isn't going to do anything for you, it's your entire diet and lifestyle that matters. Look at the real reasons (which studies like this one do not mention at all) the French likely have less heart disease and are in better shape than most Americans:
- They eat significantly smaller portions
- They take much longer to eat their meals (resulting in eating much less, because you know you're full)
- There is a focus on quality food and cooking, which results in better ingredients used
- The focus on quality means a focus on freshness, which leads to less processed food (especially refined carbs) being consumed
- The french walk and ride bikes much more than their average American counterpart
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#8Everything in moderation. Including moderation.
Who is the moderator?
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#9"Many studies have sought to explain why there is a low incidence of heart disease in France, despite many of its inhabitants eating a high-fat diet." It's funny that this is where this theory came from. It was unfathomable at the time that maybe we were wrong about dietary fat.
And the article is furthering the opinion that a high-fat diet causes heart disease by including that snippet.
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#10I always figured that was just something winos had latched onto to make themselves feel good. Same with potheads touting marijuana's non-toxicity.