I believe that there are too many variables to give a definitive response.
Would be difficult to isolate other aspects of life-style.

"Xyzsch" > wrote in message
...
> >I've been laying on the couch listening to a new Charlie Parker CD and
> >sipping a glass of Masi Vallipociella (sp?) and I came to a realization.
I
> >was thinking of all the people I
> >knew who enjoyed wine, on a regular
> >basis...mostly older family members or the parents of my closer friends.
>
> <snip discussion of healthy wine drinking relatives>
>
> >Is there any correlation between wine drinkers and optimum, or
exceedingly
> >good health? Is it that avid wine lovers live a certain kind of
lifestyle?
> >However several of these people i thought about all live different
> >lifestyles....
> >
> >Any thoughts?
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Erik
>
>
> Erik
>
> There has been a lot of reserarch on wine drinking and good health.
Research
> suggests that moderate drinkers have lower rates of heart disease than non
> drinkers and heavy drinkers. Moreover, some research suggests that red
wine is
> more heart healthy than other alcoholic beverages. But this latter result
may
> reflect the healthier lifestyles of wine drinkers vs. drinkers of hard
liquor,
> an issue you raise in your post.
>
> If you go a google search of this group, you can read past discussions of
this
> issue (there are many). The Wine Spectator website also has many articles
on
> recent research on wine and health.
>
>
> Tom Schellberg
>
>