Red or White: Could one Prevent Breast Cancer?
Reported March 11, 2009
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — No matter if it is Merlot or Chardonnay, neither wine is going to decrease the risk for breast cancer. This is the conclusion of a new study that evaluates the effect of red versus white wine on breast cancer risk.
Researchers wanted to see if red wines effects on breast cancer risk would be similar to studies of heart disease and prostate cancer. However, they found no difference between red or white wine.
If a woman drinks, she should do so in moderation, no more than a drink a day, lead study author, Polly Newcomb, Ph.D, M.P.H of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center was quoted as saying. And if a woman chooses red wine, she should do so because she likes the taste, not because she thinks it may reduce her breast cancer risk, added Newcomb.
SOURCE: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, March 2009