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Wine on the Cretan Bowl Diet…Drinking wine on the Cretan Bowl Diet is encouraged! You can have one glass with your evening meal if you choose to per day. The Cretan Bowl Diet is based on the Cretan Diet with the benefits of drinking wine being well documented.
Women’s Health Benefits
Decreased ovarian cancer risk (The Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Australia, 2004) Stronger bones (Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, St. Thomas’ Hospital in London, 2004) Lower risk of stroke (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001) Men’s Health Benefits
Lower risk of heart attack for men with high blood pressure (Worcester Medical Center in Massachusetts, 2004) Health Benefits in General
Anti-aging effects in red grape skins (Harvard Medical School in Boston, 2004) Lung Health Benefits
Improved lung function from antioxidants in white wine (American Thoracic Society, 2002) Heart Health Benefits
Coronary heart disease reduced (University of California, Davis, 1995) Healthier blood vessels in elderly (University of Ferrara in Italy, 2004) Ulcer Prevention
Ulcer-causing bacteria reduced (American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2003) Cancer Prevention
Cancer cells killed by protein in red grape skins (University of Virginia Health System, 2004) Stroke Prevention
Arteries kept clean by polyphenols in red grape skins (William Harvey Research Institute, 2002)
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Dating back to Minoan times the wine of Crete has found its way to the dinner tables of successive generations of Cretan families. An intergral part of the Cretan Diet, wine, has been happily consumed to complement the tasty food enjoyed here on this fabulous Greek Island.