Wine Worries

Studies show that colorectal cancer risks are increased with daily alcohol intake. For those of you wino's who are health conscious you may want to take note of these recent developments. Generally physicians have associated high risk candidates as smokers, high consumption of red meat, people with diabetes and a family history of the cancer. Colon cancer claims the lives of tens of thousands of people annually and is considered one of the most treatable cancers if caught early enough. Sydney Morning Herald said, "But for alcohol we found that the risk was 60 per cent, and what's classified as the highest intake isn't very much." Dr. Huxley said many Australians would be shocked to learn that having more than one alcoholic drink daily - or more than seven across a week - was shown to significantly increase the risk of colorectal cancer." It seems as if the link is strong between alcohol and colon cancer, so for those of you foodies who enjoy the pleasure of your pallet with wine, it may be a wise choice to keep an eye on your colon health with virtual colonoscopies.