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October 28, 2003

Scientists in Spain reported that red wine stopped people from getting colds. Experts at five universities found that people who drank more than two glasses of red wine a day had 44% fewer colds than teetotallers.

December 16, 2002

Source: Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-151568/How-glass-wine-help-beat-colds.html

Doctors have discovered that drinking a moderate amount can help develop a kind of immunity against the 200 viruses that trigger the common cold.

The study found that people who had more than 14 glasses of wine a week had a 40 per cent lower risk of getting a cold than teetotallers.

And the protection was even stronger for those who favoured red wine over white, said the report in the latest American Journal of Epidemiology.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-151568/How-glass-wine-help-beat-colds.html#ixzz0a836lLRS

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