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Ken, There are worse things than being limited to wines from Italy and Argentina, both of whose products I have happily sampled...and I plan to thoroughly research Brazilian wines! In the name of science, no sacrifice is too great. :-) Kathleen 2008/11/1 kbachn <[log in to unmask]> > May be i'm in denial, however not sure about the validity of this one... > the study does not seem to be specific towards parkinson disease but is > simply a claim/linkage/conclusion draw...there must be a lot of of other > disease associated with high iron levels as well. > > Would like to know more details before acknowledging the claim...... > > Was this research jointly funded by the Italian,Argentinean and Brazilian > wine producers associations :-) ........just kidding! > > Ken > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "schild.m" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 12:50 PM > Subject: To bad > > > >> >> Wine drinking linked to Parkinson's disease >> Healthcare News >> 30/10/2008 >> New study raises questions about the purported health benefits of regular >> wine consumption. >> People who drink wine regularly may be at an increased risk of developing >> Parkinson's disease or cancer, new research suggests. >> >> Many wines contain relatively high levels of metals which could be harmful >> to >> health over time, according to the study published in Chemistry Centre >> Journal. >> >> Of those tested, only wines from Italy, Argentina and Brazil were found to >> have acceptably low target hazard quotients (THQ). >> >> "These values are concerning, in that they are mainly above the THQ value >> of >> 1.0," said Professor Declan Naughton. >> >> Based on one 250 millilitre glass of wine a day for a female, the >> researchers >> found both red and white wines had typical THQ of between 30 and 80. >> >> The latest findings come after a separate report was released last week in >> the >> US which suggested that individuals can dramatically reduce their risk of >> developing Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease by making lifestyle changes. >> >> Dietary patterns, exposure to toxic chemicals and lack of exercise were >> among >> the contributory factors cited by authors of the Environmental Threats to >> Healthy Ageing report, which was published jointly by Greater Boston >> Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Science and Environmental >> Health >> Network. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: >> [log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn