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Red Wine Protects the Prostate
Newswise.com ^ | 5-21-07

Posted on 07/28/2007 5:22:59 AM PDT by Renfield

Newswise — Researchers have found that men who drink an average of four to seven glasses of red wine per week are only 52% as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer as those who do not drink red wine, reports the June 2007 issue of Harvard Men’s Health Watch. In addition, red wine appears particularly protective against advanced or aggressive cancers.

Researchers in Seattle collected information about many factors that might influence the risk of prostate cancer in men between ages 40 and 64, including alcohol consumption. At first the results for alcohol consumption seemed similar to the findings of many earlier studies: There was no relationship between overall consumption and risk. But the scientists went one step further by evaluating each type of alcoholic beverage independently. Here the news was surprising—wine drinking was linked to a reduced risk of prostate cancer. And when white wine was compared with red, red had the most benefit. Even low amounts seemed to help, and for every additional glass of red wine per week, the relative risk declined by 6%.

Why red wine? Doctors don’t know. But much of the speculation focuses on chemicals—including various flavonoids and resveratrol—missing from other alcoholic beverages. These components have antioxidant properties, and some appear to counterbalance androgens, the male hormones that stimulate the prostate.

Many doctors are reluctant to recommend drinking alcohol for health, fearing that their patients might assume that if a little alcohol is good, a lot might be better. The Harvard Men’s Health Watch notes that men who enjoy alcohol and can drink in moderation and responsibly may benefit from a lower risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and cardiac death.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: cancer; health; menshealth; nutraceuticals; nutrition; oenology; prostate; supplements; wine
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To: TheInvisibleMan

“Hope you realize that you’ve just p!$$ed off the PC Police. You’re enjoying life too much.”

I certainly hope so.

Sounds good to me.


41 posted on 07/28/2007 10:08:17 AM PDT by garyhope (It's World War IV, right here, right now, courtesy of Islam.)
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To: Renfield

As if men needed a reason to drink. ;)


42 posted on 07/28/2007 10:15:59 AM PDT by Fawn (God created Birds and Mice for Cats.)
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To: ErnBatavia; Renfield
We only get to "enjoy" that once a year..OTOH the doctor, like prison guards..well...

Seriously, wasn't there several articles a while back..(maybe a year or so) that the stuff in red wines, (if consumed at the levels in this article, ) can somehow "mask" the PSA levels..so the solution may be more dangerous than the problem..

The PSA test, whiel not foolproof, is still the easiest way to detect a possible problem, and it's nothign but stupidity if every male over 40 doesn't have it done every year.

43 posted on 07/28/2007 10:18:20 AM PDT by ken5050
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To: tubebender

First everyone tells me to to quit drinking, now everyone says how healthy it is....SHEESH! LOL


44 posted on 07/28/2007 10:37:48 AM PDT by SouthTexas
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To: hosepipe

[ Red Wine Protects the Prostate ]
Not as much as “Saw Palmetto”(Herb) does..

Hey I used Saw Palmetto and drink a little wine now and then. My Prostate was removed two weeks ago. I want my money back!


45 posted on 07/28/2007 10:58:41 AM PDT by W. W. SMITH (Is there any right devoid of responsibility?)
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To: Dutch Boy

It’s just the nature of clinical trials. You’re never 100% certain. You’re always dealing with probabilities.


46 posted on 07/28/2007 11:04:42 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: W. W. SMITH
[.. Hey I used Saw Palmetto and drink a little wine now and then. My Prostate was removed two weeks ago. I want my money back! ..]

100% protection is only possible NEVER...

47 posted on 07/28/2007 11:17:38 AM PDT by hosepipe (CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole....)
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To: Renfield

Red wine is good for the heart too. Secret for a long life drink and cook with red wine, use olive oil for everything, use garlic in abundance, eat and cook with fresh vegetables and fruits and limit the amount of red meat and above all enjoy preparing and eating your food. The French have known this for generations.


48 posted on 07/28/2007 11:23:35 AM PDT by The Great RJ ("Mir we bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
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To: Proud2BeRight

So 17 glasses per week will eliminate prostate cancer?

18 or more will give you the ability to inflict it on
your enemies!


49 posted on 07/28/2007 12:22:34 PM PDT by MISTERA
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To: Cap Huff
PSA: Prostate Specific Antigen. The blood level rises in diseases of the prostate, including prostate cancer. It's a marker and can be a warning sign. However, it's nonspecific, and a number of things can raise the level, including digital examination of the prostate by a physician and, as I meant to point out, riding a bicycle on a seat that is narrow enough to impinge upon the prostate.

I learned this the hard way--though I had heard it, I was doubtful--when my PSA suddenly shot up, and, after considerable testing and other investigation, we proved that it was due to bicycle riding. (I then got a wide bicycle seat.)

50 posted on 07/28/2007 1:58:29 PM PDT by Savage Beast ("History is not just cruel. It is witty." ~Charles Krauthammer)
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To: Tribune7

I love to get good news. lol


51 posted on 07/28/2007 5:38:35 PM PDT by Temple Owl (Excelsior! Onward and upward.)
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To: Renfield; ontap; Millee; carlr; Maximus of Texas; EX52D; StephenTX; wallcrawlr; Auntbee; ...
Re: Red Wine Protects the Prostate

Maybe so... but getting the neck of the bottle close to the prostate is not any fun at all!

52 posted on 07/28/2007 5:44:06 PM PDT by Bender2 (A 'Good Yankee' comes down to Texas, then goes back north. A 'Damn Yankee' stays... Damn it!)
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To: Bender2

Maybe...


53 posted on 07/28/2007 5:45:40 PM PDT by null and void (Whale oil: The carbon neutral, renewable petroleum alternative)
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To: Renfield

Ow! Dang it, Doc...ouch! Yeah, I read it too..OW! Look, I’m as much for a healthy prostate as anybody - YOUCH! - and I know you have to read a lot of - OWOWOWOW!! - stuff to keep current, but if you’d finished that article - WOOHOO! - you’da knowed you’re supposed to take it out of the bottle first. WAAAAAAHHH!


54 posted on 07/28/2007 5:48:44 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Bender2
Red wine.....

A creation from heaven.

55 posted on 07/28/2007 5:50:25 PM PDT by Millee (Tagline free since 10/20/06)
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To: Millee
Oh, Millee, my dearest... red wine may be manna from heaven for you, but the path to my Prostate balks every time I pop a cork...

I'll stick to my trickle down process... with ice cold beer.

56 posted on 07/28/2007 5:59:11 PM PDT by Bender2 (A 'Good Yankee' comes down to Texas, then goes back north. A 'Damn Yankee' stays... Damn it!)
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To: null and void
Re: Maybe... Maybe????

Ya know null... I never thought of you that way!

57 posted on 07/28/2007 6:01:02 PM PDT by Bender2 (A 'Good Yankee' comes down to Texas, then goes back north. A 'Damn Yankee' stays... Damn it!)
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To: Bender2

LOL! Gotcha!


58 posted on 07/28/2007 6:01:45 PM PDT by null and void (Whale oil: The carbon neutral, renewable petroleum alternative)
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To: null and void
Re: My: "...I never thought of you that way!"

Your: Gotcha!

Nope, never... Especially without a washer!!!

59 posted on 07/28/2007 6:05:37 PM PDT by Bender2 (A 'Good Yankee' comes down to Texas, then goes back north. A 'Damn Yankee' stays... Damn it!)
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To: Bender2
You drive a hard bargan.

Here's a washer...


60 posted on 07/28/2007 6:11:59 PM PDT by null and void (Whale oil: The carbon neutral, renewable petroleum alternative)
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