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Red wine, not so healthy after all?

Red Halo wine, a pinot noir from Oregon's Willamette Valley, has been showing up on sale at area Fred Meyer stores. (Carolyn Lamberson / The Spokesman-Review)
Red Halo wine, a pinot noir from Oregon's Willamette Valley, has been showing up on sale at area Fred Meyer stores. (Carolyn Lamberson / The Spokesman-Review)

The Associated Press is reporting that a University of Connecticut researcher "known for his work on red wine's benefits to cardiovascular health falsified his data in more than 100 instances."

Do we have to add red wine to the list of foods once touted as good that ended up not so good? Soy fell off the good list awhile back, and fat-free cookies weren't on that good list for very long.

Just read a story this week somewhere that women who drank two glasses of red wine per day were protected against some form of cancer, can't remember which. Good thing I didn't increase my "dosage."

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Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.