CANADA: RED WINE BEATS FOOD BORNE BACTERIA SAY AMERICAN SCIENTISTS
September 1st, 2007
MONICA DOBIE in Ottawa
Adding to the list of health benefits ascribed to red wine, researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA, have found that this alcoholic drink also protects humans from common food-borne diseases.
A study found that Cabernet, Zinfandel and Merlot in particular have anti-microbial properties that defend against food-borne pathogens while protecting naturally useful bacteria such as probiotic bacteria. Amongst the pathogens examined were E. coli, Salmonella Typhimurium, Listeria monocytogenes and H. pylori. Of this list, ...
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