Is it wine, alcohol in general, or the social context of alcohol drinking that confers health benefits?

Is it wine, alcohol in general, or the social context of alcohol drinking that confers health benefits? Other (6834) Total Article Views Authors: Kaarin J Anstey, Nicolas Cherbuin Published Date February 2010 Volume 2010:2 Pages 9 - 11 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWR.S9503 Kaarin J Anstey, Nicolas Cherbuin Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia It is always good news when scientists identify popular lifestyle factors that enhance well being and healthy aging. The scientific findings relating to low levels of alcohol consumption have generally fallen into this category, with numerous research studies now demonstrating that light to moderate drinkers have reduced risk of a number of adverse health outcomes in observational studies. Post to: Cannotea Citeulike Del.icio.us Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Readers of this article also read: Does wine prevent dementia? Wine consumers’ environmental knowledge and attitudes: Influence on willingness to purchase Major factors influencing antioxidant contents and antioxidant activity in grapes and wines Resveratrol comes of age From under the shadows: developing awareness in a conventional market with a product less recognized Alcohol-attributable cancer: fact or fiction? Biodiversity of wine grapes: less than we thought More on the benefits of wine for cognitive decline and dementia Genetic variation in sugar composition among muscadine, Florida hybrid bunch and bunch grape genotypes Reasons for drinking wine and other beverages – comparison across motives in older adults