Alcohol – White Wine
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Alcohol – White Wine

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    • January 9, 2017 at 2:11 am
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    White wine was actually the only kind of alcohol with which an association with melanoma was discovered. Every drink of white wine per day was linked with a 13 percent increase in melanoma risk. And participants with an intake of 20 grams or more of white wine daily were 73 percent more likely to develop a melanoma on their torso. The risk was shown to be greater among women than men, probably because men are usually larger in size and can metabolize alcohol better. Surprisingly, no correlation between consumption of red wine, beer, or liquor and the likelihood of developing melanoma could be established.

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    https://jonbarron.org/cancer-alternative-cancer-therapies/white-wine-and-melanoma-worries#

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