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| Wine and your health: your questions answered Posted: 29 Sep 2012 07:14 PM PDT  A man tastes grape juice as women squash grapes with their feet in traditional style during the autumn harvest celebration and young wine preparations in Aliman village, some 240km east of Bucharest, September 28, 2012. — Reuters pic But before you crack open that bottle and toast your good health, here is what you need to know. Is red wine healthier than white? Yes, experts say, but not all grapes are created equal. White wine contains resveratrol but not as much as red, and scientists believe pinot noir grapes have the highest concentration of the compound. Is wine fattening? Actually, researchers from Purdue University say they've found a compound in red wine, grapes, blueberries, and passion fruit that blocks immature fat cells' ability to develop and grow. Studies find that people who drink wine daily have lower body mass than those who indulge occasionally; moderate wine drinkers have narrower waists and less abdominal fat than people who drink liquor. Plus, if you're going to drink, wine is the most calorie-friendly choice with a typical 20 calories per 28g. Is it okay to drink wine, or any alcohol, during pregnancy? It's complicated. A new series of studies from Denmark found that children of women drinking up to eight alcoholic drinks a week in early pregnancy showed no effects in terms of intelligence, attention, or self-control at age five. Yet many doctors still advise pregnant women to avoid alcohol altogether. Drinking during pregnancy, particularly heavy drinking and especially during the seventh and 12th weeks of pregnancy, has been linked to foetal alcohol syndrome, which causes serious developmental problems in children. This is a question best settled with your doctor. Will drinking wine boost a woman's risk of breast cancer? The jury is still out. Women who drink three to six glasses of alcohol per week have a 15 per cent higher risk of getting breast cancer than women who do not drink, according to research led by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Yet in a conflicting study at the University of Calabria, Italy, the resveratrol compound was also found to block the cancer-fuelling effects of the female hormone oestrogen, as well as inhibiting the growth of breast cancer cells that have become hormone resistant. Will wine reduce blood pressure? There is research aplenty on the heart health benefits of a daily glass (or two) of red wine, but Dutch researchers discovered that the antioxidants in wine that account for the benefits don't reduce blood pressure. Can I get all the health benefits of wine from drinking grape juice? Maybe: According to the Mayo Clinic, some research studies suggest that red and purple grape juices may provide some of the same heart benefits of red wine, including reducing the risk of blood clots, reducing so-called bad cholesterol, and preventing damage to blood vessels in the heart. Some research suggests that whole grapes deliver the same amount of antioxidants that are in grape juice and wine but have the added benefit of providing dietary fiber. Is wine healthier than beer or hard liquor? Possibly: Multiple studies have show any type of alcohol, when consumed in moderation, offers life-extending benefits. But the polyphenols, resveratrol, and other ingredients common to wine have also been shown to prevent heart disease, slow muscle deterioration, and offer other health-boosting effects not found in beer or spirits. — AFP-Relaxnews |
| Plans afoot to open Vogue café inside Dubai Mall Posted: 29 Sep 2012 06:33 PM PDT  'Vogue' plans to open a café inside the new shoe department of The Dubai Mall, billed to be the biggest in the world. — AFP pic The Vogue Café will serve international cuisine inside Dubai Mall's Level Shoe District, which will house designer shoe brands across 8,919sqm. Plans are also afoot for a GQ Bar which will open in an as-of-yet unnamed international five-star hotel in the city. Currently, parent company Condé Nast Restaurants operates a Vogue Café, GQ Bar and Tatler Club in Moscow, with plans to launch more outposts in Istanbul and Kiev early next year. Condé Nast isn't the only publishing powerhouse to mix food and fashion. Heart Digital Media magazine Harper's Bazaar hosted a pop-up bar at luxury Paris hotel Le Bristol during fashion week earlier this spring. — AFP-Relaxnews |
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