What a good week for health studies that match my profile. Women, rejoice, today the news is about wine. Now that I have your attention, you’ll be able to get into that swimsuit after all. According to the Brigham & Women’s Hospital (Boston) study, women who drink moderate amounts of wine have a lower risk of becoming overweight and obese than their non-drinking compatriots. Over 19,000 women were followed during a 13-year period.
Non-drinkers gained the most weight, and weight gain decreased as the alcohol intake increased! Those who drank 15 to less than 30 grams daily had the lowest risk of obesity or weight gain. They studied liquor, beer, white wine, and red wine and found that red wine was the most effective in terms of consumption v. weight gain.
Here’s the perfect combination: A diet plan and a glass of wine to help tolerate the stress of dieting!
We definitely need more studies like this even if they seem counter-intuitive. As with all health studies, not all information works for everyone, but there seem to be no shortage of possible studies to match your lifestyle!
Wine, coffee, chocolate: Bring ‘em on.
This is the time of the year when every wine critic and those who regularly write about wine profess to have found the perfect wine to accompany the bird. Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there is no such thing as a single wine that defines the holiday. There are many wonderful wines that match well with the holiday feast and some have a place at the table and others are perfect for a specific food.
Maybe you should just celebrate the next 75 years with your own Bloody Mary Party! Why not?
A lot has changed since the dreaded Recession/near Depression and economic slide of 2009. We are definitely different shoppers, consumers, diners, cooks, and lest we forget, different drinkers. The specialty wine industry of high-priced labels may be truly limited to the top 1% of the population. They may not even know that there’s been a slowdown, a change in purchasing power. They may not have been affected, but they have to be making purchases or nothing will change.
In the confusing world of health news, there are few topics more confusing than those that deal with the affect of alcohol consumption. One day wine, specifically red wine, is good for you. The next day, it is a leading cause of some type of horrible cancer. Then there are the wavering days: It’s good but not that good.