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The Wine Diet [Paperback]

Roger Corder
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Sphere (7 Dec 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1847440037
  • ISBN-13: 978-1847440037
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 79,040 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'This has to be a winner by virtue of its title alone' = THE BOOKSELLER 'Two of the most interesting health and diet titles on offer are from newcomers to the genre and the most enticing of all is Professor Roger Corder's THE WINE DIET' - THE BOOKSELLER

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'Quite possibly the most useful wine book published this year'

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4.0 out of 5 stars Wine Advise for Vascular Health, 5 Jan 2007
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H. W. Kanis "Harry Kanis" (Lelystad, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wine Diet (Paperback)
The 'Wine Diet' is an interesting and worthwhile addition to the multitude of diet books that abound nowadays. Diet books that are fairly often of dubious quality, but not this one. Prof. Roger Corder, an expert researcher in cardiovascular health in relation to wines, gives very practical advise on the best red wines to choose for vascular health effects. Of course wine consumption is needed in moderation (max. 1-2 glasses a day) and preferably with food.
His book is especially relevant for the prevention and treatment of the many modern chronic diseases with a strong endothelial dysfunction component of the vessels, like coronary heart disease, diabetes etc.
Corder recommends in particular the traditional Madiran wines in South-West France, which contain high amounts of polyphenols. These polyphenols powerfully stimulate the natural vasodilator Nitric Oxide (NO), essential for vascular health. There is also very sensible advise on other 'Food for Health' topics based on sound scientific research, like the dark chocolate and (unprocessed) cacao powder drink recommendation.

He has worthwhile things to say about longevity, but the claim that the people in the Madiran region have the best longevity record in France, because of their red wine consumption, is dubious as longevity is influenced by many different factors.
Furthermore, his opinion on the super polyphenol resveratrol is not completely up-to-date. Although resveratrol levels in general are very low in most red wines, this is not always true especially in the some Pinot Noir and Muscadine wines. More importantly new research has made clear that resveratrol cooperates with other polyphenols (e.g. quercetine) and is being metabolized to various active substances, resulting in health effects at lower levels than previously thought.
Nevertheless, this is a really good book with lots of practical advise and supported by an extensive list of research literature.
As a public physician in the prevention of chronic disease, I have no hesitation in recommending this book.



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5.0 out of 5 stars nutrition blended with pop science goodness, 20 Dec 2011
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I may be a bit biased, as I am very partial for a glass of Côtes du Rhone and a bit of dark (>70%) chocolate, so any book that tells me these two are good for me already has one bonus point. On the other hand, I'm not much of a foodie and wouldn't normally dream of buying a book that has "diet" in the title, so I guess that cancels out.

My lifestyle choices and agreement with the author's opinion apart, this book contains an interesting blend of popular science writing and nutrition advice including recipes, all informed by the author's own research into the effects that one group of chemicals found in red wine and fruit has on the lining of our blood vessels and hence on the health of our heart and circulation. It is also backed up by a very comprehensive list of references.

The short message is that oligomeric procyanidins (and not the more widely known resveratrol) are the likely cause of the "French paradox," namely the unusually long life expectancy of people in Southern France and other places where a Mediterranean lifestyle is cultivated (Sardinia is the place to be, apparently, if you want to live to 100!). These polyphenols are present in certain red wines (especially in those produced following more traditional procedures), as well as in fruit and berries including cranberries, pomegranate, and raspberries. As these molecules have an adstringent effect as well, modern food processing methods tend to do what they can to remove or destroy them.

The author is very eloquent at explaining what - according to recent research from his lab and others - is good for us, and manages to debunk some "voodoo science" along the way, including the excessive cult of antioxidants. Very interesting read - obviously even more satisfactory if you happen to like the kind of food he recommends.
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2.0 out of 5 stars The Wine Diet, 13 Dec 2011
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I found that Prof. Roger Corder's book was most interesting, but as a diet "pundit",he had reiterated all that had been said before, although his "slant" was somewhat different.
Diet followers already know that red wine, in small doses are beneficial, but I was bogged down with the chemistry "lesson" of the usefulness of "procyanidins" against heart disease, cancers, erection dysfunction, etc., which took at least 5 chapters with mentions in chapter 10.

As a diet book and I've read a few I rate it about 6 out of 10 - about the same as "Nutrition for Dummies", which certainly had a "fun" factor.
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