Wine Is Good for the Brain

Over at Wine Spectator's website there is an article about the health benefits of a woman choosing wine over other types of alcohol. Apparently, a recent study conducted by scientists in Sweden that tracked lifestyle habits of over 1500 women between 1968 and 2008, concluded that women wine drinkers are up to 70% less likely to suffer from dementia.

Out of the 1500 women scientists followed for 34 years, 162 of them developed dementia. Of course, many lifestyle and genetic differences play a part in health, but scientists concluded that those of the women who drank wine on a regular basis were statistically far less likely to suffer dementia. The study goes on to suggest that the women who preferred beer or spirits as an evening drink were about 15 to 20 percent more likely to suffer dementia late in life. So I guess we'll have to chalk this up to a favorable result. Wine - 1, Beer and Booze - 0. Follow the link below to read the entire article.

http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Features/0,1197,4337,00.html