Comments on: Safety Wine: Sauvignon Blanc — the New Chardonnay? http://www.efficientdrinker.com/blog/safety-wine-sauvignon-blanc-the-new-chardonnay/ Efficiently Covering Current Topics and Inefficiently Ruminating About Loosely Related Ones Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:19:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Efficient Drinker http://www.efficientdrinker.com/blog/safety-wine-sauvignon-blanc-the-new-chardonnay/comment-page-1/#comment-1839 The Efficient Drinker Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:34:27 +0000 http://www.efficientdrinker.com/blog/?p=278#comment-1839 Ted, Don't sweat it. Wine isn't going to wreck your cholesterol. There's some anecdotal evidence that red wine (think tannins) can be beneficial, but overall I'd stick to the recommendation that you just simply stick to dry varietals to keep the overall calorie counts down. It doesn't take a stretch to imagine how port could be bad, but the others should have a negligible impact. And an aside: fish oil (Omega 3s) can have some good effects on your cholesterol, specifically HDL/LDL ratios, so have your wine with some fish or grass-fed beef. Ted, Don’t sweat it. Wine isn’t going to wreck your cholesterol. There’s some anecdotal evidence that red wine (think tannins) can be beneficial, but overall I’d stick to the recommendation that you just simply stick to dry varietals to keep the overall calorie counts down. It doesn’t take a stretch to imagine how port could be bad, but the others should have a negligible impact.

And an aside: fish oil (Omega 3s) can have some good effects on your cholesterol, specifically HDL/LDL ratios, so have your wine with some fish or grass-fed beef.

]]> By: Ted Ferguson http://www.efficientdrinker.com/blog/safety-wine-sauvignon-blanc-the-new-chardonnay/comment-page-1/#comment-1559 Ted Ferguson Sun, 23 Jan 2011 03:11:16 +0000 http://www.efficientdrinker.com/blog/?p=278#comment-1559 I recently found out that I have high cholesterol and my sugar is a bit over what the doctor likes. I normally drink red wine, maybe 2 glasses per evening (10 oz). I also enjoy white wine. Any suggestions? I want to lower my cholesterol, but I would like to continue with an evening wine. I am a member of several wine clubs, Windsor Vineyards, Barclay's, etc. I am open to some sane recommendations. I recently found out that I have high cholesterol and my sugar is a bit over what the doctor likes. I normally drink red wine, maybe 2 glasses per evening (10 oz). I also enjoy white wine. Any suggestions? I want to lower my cholesterol, but I would like to continue with an evening wine. I am a member of several wine clubs, Windsor Vineyards, Barclay’s, etc.

I am open to some sane recommendations.

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