TY - BOOK AU - Perdue,Lewis AU - Marton,Keith I. AU - Shoemaker,Wells TI - The French paradox and beyond: living longer with wine and the Mediterranean lifestyle SN - 0962527114 (alk. paper) AV - RC685.C6 P45 1992 U1 - 616.1/2305 20 PY - 1992/// CY - Sonoma, Calif. PB - Renaissance Pub. KW - French Paradox KW - Coronary heart disease KW - Prevention KW - Wine KW - Health aspects KW - Diet KW - Mediterranean Region KW - Diet therapy KW - Recipes KW - Coronary Disease KW - diet therapy KW - Popular Works KW - prevention & control KW - Diet Fads N1 - French paradox? No, no: it's an American paradox -- Leading a longer; disease-free life -- What is alcochol, anyway? -- What's all the fuss about? -- What's a drink? -- What's wrong with intervention? Plenty! -- Aging gracefully with wine -- Beware of "popular" alcohol advice -- Is it the wine or the food? Yes...and no -- Wine and diabetes -- Wine and gout -- What's moderate consumption? -- A moderation checklist -- Drunk driving -- Wine, beer or spirits: Is there a difference? -- Wine, life most fruit products, Contains Sulfites -- Reduce Stress; live longer and enjoy it more -- The cultural models for healthy eating project -- Eat your fruits and veggies -- Healthy eating beings in the kitchen (Yours!) -- A pantry for cooking ethnic cuisines -- How your government lies to you about alcohol -- The major goals of the new temperance movement -- The good, the bad and the drugly -- Alcohol abuse: defining it; avoiding it -- Alcohol and aspirin: risks and benefits; Men, women and alcohol -- Alcohol and breast cancer -- Wine, pregnancy and fetal alcohol syndrome -- Breastfeeding and alcohol -- Keeping youth from abusing alcohol -- One pediatrician's observations on preventing youth alcohol abuse -- Avoiding junk science: how to make your own decisions -- "Proving a scientific impossibility -- Why do heart attacks happen? -- Cholesterol & fats: Jekyll and Hyde characters -- Why do coronary arteries clog up? -- Strokes of misfortune -- Cirrbosis and alcohol -- How alcohol helps prevent gallstones --Alcohol and cancer -- Can wine fight cancer? -- Wine an lead -- Eat easy, healthy & delicious -- Doctors, scientists and a journalist N2 - This book is designed to present an accurate and balanced picture of wine, alcohol, the Mediterranean lifestyle, and how you can put it to work in your own life to cut your risk of heart attacks and live a longer, more enjoyable life UR - http://www.archive.org/details/frenchparadoxbey00perd UR - http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL1701275M ER -