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Spain October 27 scientists published a study showed that moderate drinking of red wine a day may help prevent lung cancer, while drinking white wine may increase the risk of lung cancer.

According to Reuters October 27 reported that the north-west of Santiago, Spain - de Compostela Researchers at the University of drinking wine with different types of lung cancer carried out in-depth study of the relationship. Person in charge of research group Professor Hu An said: “Studies have shown that drinking red wine to a certain extent reduce the risk of lung cancer, while drinking white wine may increase the risk of lung cancer.”

Professor Hu An said that red wine has anti-cancer efficacy of the reason is because it contains tannic acid and resveratrol.Tannic acid is an antioxidant, and resveratrol can inhibit the formation and proliferation of cancer cells; and liquor had increased risk of lung cancer is because of ethanol component at work. Although all of the alcohol contain ethanol, but red wine has anti-cancer substances in excess of its ethanol content, it can play a role in the prevention of lung cancer.

Professor Hu An also stressed that the research results, to drink liquor Despite the increase in risk of lung cancer, but very small, and their research subjects are 39 to drink liquor. In addition, this study provides an analysis of red wine in the ingredients of anti-cancer substances, and not determined how much they drink wine every day to prevent cancer from occurring.Therefore, if large numbers of people drinking red wine in order to prevent the occurrence of lung cancer is very unwise, and even very dangerous.

Reported that the results of this study is in the 132 and 187 patients with lung cancer surgery done a small investigation on the basis of technology. Those surveyed were mostly volunteers, aged about 60 years old. The course of the investigation, they were asked about the occupation, eating habits and whether they smoke and other relevant circumstances.