ANTI-BIOTIC WINE STUDY
December 1st, 2002
BY MONICA DOBIEAMERICAN scientists are claiming they have proof that wine is an anti-biotic, strong enough to kill virulent bugs such as E.coli and salmonella. Researcher Mark Daeschel from Oregon State University has added that white wine may be more beneficial to health than red wine. He ran tests in an artificial stomach in which he put gastric fluid, baby food, a strain of E.coli and salmonella bacteria. When one cup of chardonnay was added it took 14 minutes to kill the salmonella and 44 minutes the E.coli bacteria. However, the same amount of pinot noir ...
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