The url/link you refer to is primarily about women and cancer.

My post was simply an anecdotal observation about men and how alcohol affects their potential for CHD.

however, the increased risk of psorosis of the liver and the associated problems.......

whatever it is in life, you can't get out alive!!

So the result is that alcholo reduces cancer in men and increases it in women.

(mumble)

Bishy, you might want to familiarize yourself with Physicians First Watch before you imply that they want to sell alcohol. And I repeat: My post was simply an anecdotal observation about men and how alcohol affects their potential for CHD. It wasn't my intention to get into drunk driving, hair loss, toe nail deterioration, or any other alcohol related problems. And anyway, I just wanted to share some new and interesting information, not to initiate a serious debate. NiceGuy signing off :-)

By the way, I think some of you have confused CHD with cancer. CHD is coronary heart disease.

have a look at that .... and enjoy!

http://www.nature.com/nrd/journal/v5/n6/full/nrd2060.html

Review
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 5, 493-506 (June 2006) | doi:10.1038/nrd2060

Therapeutic potential of resveratrol: the in vivo evidence
Joseph A. Baur1 & David A. Sinclair1 About the authors

Top of pageAbstractResveratrol, a constituent of red wine, has long been suspected to have cardioprotective effects. Interest in this compound has been renewed in recent years, first from its identification as a chemopreventive agent for skin cancer, and subsequently from reports that it activates sirtuin deacetylases and extends the lifespans of lower organisms. Despite scepticism concerning its bioavailability, a growing body of in vivo evidence indicates that resveratrol has protective effects in rodent models of stress and disease. Here, we provide a comprehensive and critical review of the in vivo data on resveratrol, and consider its potential as a therapeutic for humans.