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Originally Posted by stevengs
a glass of red wine a day [supposedly] keeps heart disease away!  |
The French have a diet that is loaded with cholesterol and all sorts of fatty things that cause problems like heart disease. But their rate (number of occurrences divided by total population) of heart disease is among the lowest in the world. Some researchers investigated that, and found that the amount of wine the French drink helps them eliminate all the nasty things from their bloodstream.
There are some downsides for the French. They have the highest rates of alcoholism in the world. And that is associated with a high death rate due to liver disease. Their death rate caused by drink drivers is also among the highest in the world.