[ale] OT (way out there): switching from beer to wine....

John Wells jb at sourceillustrated.com
Tue Nov 12 15:02:11 EST 2002


Charles,

I agree wholeheartedly.  However, all things being equal... ;-)

John

Charles Shapiro said:
> Better watch out about studies like these. Wine drinking may be
> associated with lower rates of dementia. That does not mean that it
> causes those lowered rates, as the story itself hints. The real cause
> may well have little to do with anything in the wine itself.
>
> Two crucial words missing from this report:
>
> controlled study
>
> That means a study which has a matched control group, so you can
> actually verify that the one factor you're varying between the two
> groups is the factor causing your observed result.
>
> -- CHS
>
>
> On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 14:20, John Wells wrote:
>> Stories like this
>> (http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/conditions/11/11/wine.dementia.reut/index.html)
>>  make me think hard about giving up beer and switching to wine.  After
>> all, a man can't take any chances when it comes to his thinking cap.
>>
>> <AA FLAME BAIT>Yes, I enjoy beer on a weekly basis</AA FLAME BAIT>
>> with varying frequency, but have also enjoyed wine in the past and
>> would consider trying the admittedly difficult departure from my good
>> friend beer.
>>
>> However, I'm no wine expert by any means, and really don't know how to
>> identify a wine that provides at least some quality for costs that
>> approach beer's affordabilty.  I enjoy both white and red wines and
>> would like to find a reasonably affordable, palatable, non-gut-rotting
>> vintage in each.
>>
>> Any wine connoisseurs on the list?  Can you point me in the right
>> direction?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>>
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