Drink Informed
TRUTH ABOUT WINE
How when and why the wine is goodby Attilio Giacosa e Mariangela Rondanelli
Wine and Health Monitoring
National Observatory on the responsible consumption of wine
"That wine is a really nice thing is known to everyone, but that his habitual consumption in moderation is definitely beneficial to health than being teetotal, is something completely new.
The authors, based on rigorous scientific evidence to demonstrate how the right dose of wine consumption lengthen the life span and reduce the risk of many diseases such as heart attack, dementia or diabetes.
As in a novel, this book takes the reader by the hand and leads him through the biological and nutritional characteristics of the wine and its constituents, with particular reference to the bioactive principles and their functional peculiarities.
Differences between white and red wine and one wine and spirits, as well as common places on the wine will be clearly defined, dispelling myths and lies.
A key point is the definition of the right amount of wine on the basis of sex, age and various physiological states such as pregnancy or menopause.
Ample space is then devoted to proverbs and literary quotations and a collection of recipes made using wine as an ingredient.
Attilio Giacosa is Professor B. C. Faculty of Medicine, University of Genoa. He currently directs the Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition Clinic of Policlinico di Monza, after having directed for many years the Complex Unit of Gastroenterology, National Institute for Cancer Research of Genoa.??Mariangela Rondanelli is Associate Professor in Dietary Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pavia. It deals with the correlations between nutrition and longevity."
