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Drink lower alcohol wine to cut cancer risk

The World Cancer Research Fund is urging wine drinkers to consider switching to 10 per cent alcohol by volume wine instead of the more common 12 per cent to 14 per cent.

People who drink one large glass of wine a day could reduce their risk of developing bowel or breast cancer by seven per cent just by switching from a 14 per cent wine to a 10 per cent one.      Average wine drinker puts on half a stone of fat a year, says campaign group

Switching would also reduce the risk of other cancers affected by alcohol such as breast, liver, throat, mouth and voicebox by a similar amount.

Around 20,000 of the 293,000 cases of cancer initially diagnosed annually are thought to be caused by alcohol consumption.

The World Cancer Research Fund suggests a lower recommended daily limit, the charity states that to reduce cancer risk it is best not to drink alcohol at all but because small amounts have been shown to benefit the heart they recommend drinking no more than two drinks a day for men and one for women.

Some supermarkets have already taken up the challenge. Tesco now sells the McGuigan Chardonnay and the De Bortoli Cosa Dolce Syrah-Dolcetto, which are both 9.5 per cent abv. Marks and Spencer sells the Ernst Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling Kabinett 2008, which is 10 per cent and a Giardini Lower Alcohol Pinot Grigio 2008, which is 9.5 per cent.

Sainsbury’s retails the Dr Loosen Riesling, which is 8.5 per cent and Majestic Wines sells the Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Kabinett 2001, which is 7.5 per cent.

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