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Only nonalcoholic fraction of red wine may protect DNA from oxidative damage
February 14th, 2006
Study data suggest that only the non-alcoholic fraction of red wine protects DNA from oxidative damage. Recent research appearing Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis reports, "Moderate intake of wine is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and possibly cancer, however it remains unclear whether the potential health benefits of wine intake are due to alcohol or the non-alcoholic fraction of wine." W. Greenrod and colleagues at CSIRO Health Sciences and Nutrition in Adelaide explained, "We therefore tested the hypothesis that the non-alcoholic fraction of wine protects against genome damage...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2006-02-14)
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