Wine's Potential Covid Protection?

[Fencepost]

With the covid discussions and wine discussions... we finally see an "intersection" between the two. I'll drink to that... red, of course!

https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2022/01/wines-potential-covid-protection

 

[winemaker81]

hmmmmm ... based upon this, I am the Highlander!

 

[ChuckD]

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE! 🗡

 

[Rice_Guy]

I will have to look for articles on this.

Have seen Two Covid related articles this month have found a correlation between using CBD and resistance to alpha and beta covid variants. The work was too early to have numbers on delta or omicron.

 

[David Violante]

Interesting... There are a lot of confounding variables that could be at play in the data association in the article. I sure do like the idea of it though! Yep… time for more research.

 

[balatonwine]

I am always cautious, and very suspicious, about any link anyone suggests on ways to "reduce" COVID risks. Far too often I have found them to be flat Earthers, or similar, making silly claims.

But I have to admit, the text at this link was very fair and very honest about the limits of the study. Worth a review. Kudos to @Fencepost for a good link.

 

[Boatboy24]

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[Sailor323]

When this thread showed up on WMT I thought, "Another crackpot idea about COVID" Then various articles showed up in the news sources that I frequent. Here's a sampling
New Study Suggests Red Wine Reduces COVID Infection Rates | Wine Spectator
New Study Reveals The Relationship Between Drinking Wine And COVID (tastingtable.com)

 

[cmason1957]

From one of those articles, before we all get excited about drinking more wine:

A study like this looks at correlation, not causation, so it's unclear why red wine drinkers had a lower infection rate. It could be that other factors are at play: Red wine drinkers may be less likely to suffer from other COVID risks; they may exercise more or have better nutrition; or they may be more likely to be vaccinated.

Correlation does not mean causation. It's really just a oh we noticed this in the data. Of course, I will be making certain to point it out to everyone I know, particularly to my MD, who I go see next week and that's why I haven't lost weight.

 

[Sailor323]

From one of those articles, before we all get excited about drinking more wine:



Correlation does not mean causation. It's really just a oh we noticed this in the data. Of course, I will be making certain to point it out to everyone I know, particularly to my MD, who I go see next week and that's why I haven't lost weight.

Yes, I thought, "Maybe those who drink wine also do things that decrease their risk of getting COVID"

 

[Steve Wargo]

With the covid discussions and wine discussions... we finally see an "intersection" between the two. I'll drink to that... red, of course!

https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2022/01/wines-potential-covid-protection

I make and drink red wine for the health benefits it provides. It's a good a reason as any. Resveratrol the other red vitamin.