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right to make any statements

winemakers might be able to make health claims which would encourage people to drink, and those who argued that winemakers had a First Amendment right to make any statements they wanted about the health benefits of their products, so long as they were accurate.

The rules appear

The rules appear to have trod a middle ground between opponents of alcohol, who were outraged that winemakers might be able to make health claims which would encourage people to drink, and those who argued that winemakers had a First Amendment right to make any statements they wanted about the health benefits of their products, so long as they were accurate.

Prevent a Second Heart Attack?!

A recent study of 353 French Men, each of whom had suffered a heart attack, found that moderate consumption of wine may help lower the risk of a second attack or related complications.

Labels List Health Claims

Winemakers may put health claims on their bottles, the government decided, but only if they are either highly detailed, with numerous qualifications which emphasize facts the wine industry might not like to have publicized, or if they simply tell consumers where to find health-related information.

Wine May Help Prevent Ulcers

Newsweek reported in May 99 that a study showed how wine helps prevent ulcers. In a study of 1800 people, the scientists tested for the presence of helico bacterpylori, which causes ulcer infections.