"[N]o long-term trials exist on the effect of red wine specifically on all-cause mortality [that is, that red wine reduces the risk of death]" writes Joel M. Kauffman, PhD, the author of Malignant Medical Myths: Why Medical Treatment Causes 200,000 Deaths in the USA each Year, and How to Protect Yourself.

One to three alcoholic drinks per day has a slight protective effect against cardiovascular disease, but this does not extend to other causes of death Kauffman notes. Read the entire article | Email this article