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Danish brewers point to study that says beer's benefits equal

June 23, 1999 - Another study has found that beer may reduce heart disease as effectively as red wine.

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"It cannot be proved that there is any health advantage in drinking red wine, for example, rather than beer,'' the Danish Brewers Association reported this week, citing a study by the Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine at the University of Muenster.

The findings of a study based on 2,000 people in southern Germany contradicted a Danish study published in December, which found that people drinking moderate amounts of wine had a lower risk of stroke than those who consumed beer or spirits.


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