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Hi Wendy, welcome back- See the British Medical Journal of 5 April for a full account of this study- and the remarkable coincidence that it was done in France's premier wine region! Cheers, Joe J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks CA 91403 > From: Tebay, Wendy on Fri, Apr 18, 1997 2:21 PM > Subject: Wine and Alzheimers > To: PD Listserv Postings > > Just wanted to pass along this story I caught on CNN last night. > Someone at the University of Bordeaux in France did a study of the > local population over 65, and noticed that it seems to be that those > who drink around 3-4 glasses of wine a day have a 2/3 less chance of > developing Alzheimers and/or dementia. It's only a small study, so > further tests will have to be done. > > Whether this can translate at all to PD, I don't know, but I think the > Europeans often have a better attitude about enjoying life, including > long meals and lots of vacation, and that can never hurt anyone in my > opinion! > > Wendy Tebay >