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“There are more old wine-lovers, than old doctors”, - says the French proverb. The Frenchmen can be trusted. They have the longest in the world life interval. And at the same time France is the leader on wine consumption per capita in Europe. Experts confirm the truth of the French saying.
The fashion to be healthy
The main fashion which has struck the West is a fashion on healthy mode of life. It has the most direct relation to wine, and new sensational openings prove it. «Wine prolongs life», «Wine treats cancer», «Wine against atherosclerosis» - press of the last years are full of such headlines.
Everybody knows about curative properties of Cahors wine. Perhaps, due to these properties this wine has been used in religious rituals and is considered a church wine – even priests fearlessly gave it to infants during a christening. French authorities “from medicine” consider that the true dry Cahors wine (Cahor) is the unique wine which does not destroy liver, and on the contrary, strengthens it, and besides regulate work of the cardiovascular system.
But doctors very reluctantly advise patients wine treatment. For example, the American association of cardiologists, recognizing wine’s prophylactic properties, nevertheless does not recommend doctors to inform patients of them. It is clear: not everyone can keep measure, and the measure is extremely important. It is known: two - three glasses of wine in a day for men and a maximum one and a half for women.