The question of wine

Vegetarian Times, Nov-Dec, 2004 by Carla Davis

2 FIGHTING ULCERS Drinking wine in moderation also helps ward off h. pylori, the bacteria that causes stomach ulcers. In one study, wine cut h. pylori by 11 percent, says a 2002 report in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

3 STAVING OFF STROKES Wine helps prevent strokes by keeping our arteries healthy. A study published in 1999 in The New England Journal of Medicine found that even very moderate drinking--as little as a glass of wine a week--lowered the risk of the most common strokes (ischemic) by around 20 percent.