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Recent research suggests that drinking in moderation ( i.e.: 2 SMALL drinks a day) could have a positive effect.
Teetotallers are three times more likely to react badly to contact with cold germs than a moderate drinker, according to Andrew Smith of the Health Psychology Research Unit in Cardiff.
Studies say wine can help to lower the risk of heart disease by preventing blood forming the clots that lead to heart attacks.
The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms now allow Californian wine-producers to advertise red wine's healthy properties on their labels.
Top Santé - March 1993
(So, if I drink 15 really large ones, I must be the healthiest bloke in the known universe - shurely shome mishtake? - Ed.)
