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Red wine slows aging? Drink what you like!

June 5th, 2008 · No Comments

What does the recent news about red wine mean to us?
“What news?” you ask?
According to press reports, an ingredient in red wine may slow aging! Not only is red wine good for the liver, but apparently it cures all sorts of ailments. Well, maybe.
The presumed active ingredient in red wine, resveratrol, is now […]

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Tags: health · science

Your liver may thank you

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

More good news about the potential health benefits of moderate wine consumption. A recent study in the journal Hematology reports that adults that consumed 1 glass of wine per day had half the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) compared to non-drinkers.
What is even more intriguing, to me at least, is that people […]

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Tags: health · science

Cheaper wine is better wine? Pass the thunderbird!

May 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments

(Update on 23 June 2008: The final paper is now published. A summary is available here. Our summary below is based on the working draft - some aspects possibly changed prior to final publication.)
The last year or so has seen an awful lot of interesting research being done on the consumer’s preferences for […]

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Tags: education · marketing · pop culture · science · wine recommendations

Double dipping

February 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments

On the scientific front, an article in the New York Times reports that a group of researchers at Clemson University have determined that double dipping your chip at a party does indeed spread bacteria. The report will appear later this year in the Journal of Food Safety.
A group of undergraduate students under the supervision […]

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Tags: cheese · science