Bad news for women

25/02/2009 by admin.

The hot topic of the day relates to a recent study which involved over a million women.  The study concluded that drinking the equivalent of one small glass of wine a day significantly increased the risk of common cancers such as breast, liver and rectal cancer amongst women.  It appears that the increase in the risk of cancer was the same whether they drank beer, wine or spirits. 

For every 1,000 women, drinking once a day was linked to 11 additional breast cancers, one additional case of rectal cancer and one further case of oral cancer each year.  In addition to this, cases of oesophageal, liver and laryngeal cancer all rose by 0.7 extra cases per 1,000 women per year.   

I guess the bad news is that even drinking in relative moderation seriously damages your health.  So what about the antioxidants in the likes of red wine I hear you ask?  Well, are these are the same antioxidants you get in grapes?

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