<p>I probably average at most a couple of glasses/week, so I’m not concerned about cancer links. </p>
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<p>^^Ha! I bought that for my MIL. She hasn’t opened it yet. I drink wine, probably 3 glasses a week. I almost always drink red wine.</p>
<p>^She’ll either love or hate you for it, Onward, but either way, if the quickly emptied bottle at the party is any indication, she’s going to LOVE the Chocovine. :D</p>
<p>Don’t drink any alcohol. Used to drink beer in college and before kids but just lost my “taste” for it. I’d much rather have those calories in something yummy to eat.<br>
Never heard of the connection between wine and breast cancer.</p>
<p>I have a drink 2-3 times per month and will drink 2-3 glasses of wine. Never ever think about link to breast cancer.</p>
<p>I only drink red wine (for the most part). 1-2 glasses 3-4 times a week. I asked my physician about this and he said not only is it not a problem but there are studies that indicate that red wine is good for your health - especially in relation to heart disease. There is a strong history of early heart disease in my family and almost zero breast cancer, so I don’t worry about the link.</p>
<p>I read medical studies all day long at work. For every study that shows a correlated risk between x and y, there is often one showing the opposite. The truth of the matter is, a lot of times they don’t know. As long as you are drinking in moderation, you should be fine. If I had a strong history of familial breast cancer, then I would think twice about not only alcohol but birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy. Personally, even without a family history of breast cancer, I plan to avoid HRT if at all possible. I’ve known dozens of women who developed breast cancer after taking HRT for a decade or longer.</p>
<p>IMO, I think a lot of it is about weighing the benefits vs. risks. Everyone does this all day long. People often act in ways that are very inconsistent. For example, I know a lot of ‘fitness buffs’ who don’t think twice about baking themselves in the sun. Hello? What good is it to stave off heart disease only to die of skin cancer? I know a physician who swears that drinking sodas will kill you but has no problem shooting her face full of botox and slathering on the baby oil to get a tan (and she’s a dermatologist, believe it or not!). I guess it all comes down to what’s most important to you. As someone pointed out, we all die of something…might as well enjoy yourself (in moderation) as long as you can.</p>
<p>Moderation in everything, including moderation.</p>
<p>A little wine, a little sun, (for the Vitamin D), people get all exercised over little risks and ignore the big ones.</p>
<p>I have a couple of glasses of wine every night. I love the stuff. I’m sure it’s way more than the “safe” amount, but so many of these studies go back and forth, year by year, that I just shrug my shoulders and say “whatevah.”</p>
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and I figure it balances out.
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<p>I am a nightly red wine drinker… and I got hormone-positive breast cancer (diagnosed 14 months ago). But my oncology team does not think there’s a necessary connection. Moderate alcohol consumption has many advantages (for non-alcoholics, of course). I may have to cut way back on it after I finish my five years of Tamoxifen, but for now I don’t have to worry about it, because the Tamoxifen kills whatever estrogen the red wine might incite to flourish. Doc says it’s part of healthy living, and I need to enjoy life and not be stressed, so there you go.</p>
<p>^^^^Be well!</p>
<p>Chocolate wine? It’s difficult for me to imagine how that combination would taste good.</p>
<p>^I was very surprised too, Donna, although, to me, it tasted more like chocolate than wine.</p>
<p>I very rarely drink wine partly because I don’t like how it makes me feel (headachy.) I have heart disease on my dad’s side, breast cancer on my mom’s, so I just do what I want.</p>
<p>I have a glass of wine or a beer with dinner (or while I’m making it) 4-5 times a week. No breast cancer in my family, LOTS of heart problems. I think losing weight would be much more beneficial to my health in the long run than cutting out alcohol - but I would rather give up dessert than my beer and wine! </p>
<p>There have been studies lately linking being overweight to several types of cancer.</p>
<p>I tasted that chocolate wine at a wine tasting. It reminded me of a white russian. Way too sweet, but I am sure I would have loved it in college.</p>
<p>I’m more worried about dementia than anything else. There’s been a fair amount of it on both sides of the family. Honestly there’s a lot to be said for going fast with a heart attack.</p>
<p>I have one or two glasses a few times a week. I drink mostly white, although I realize red is healthier. I know that it turns to sugar - and it increases my appetite for food. Whenever I want to lose a few pounds, I cut out the wine and after a week, I’m back to normal. </p>
<p>I don’t think my risk of cancer is increased because of a few glasses of wine - other factors are far more significant. Everything in moderation.</p>
<p>I drank only a little on weekends up until around 5 years ago. I’ve been having 2-3 glasses of red wine several nights a week, and I’ve decided that’s too much. So I stopped - I also wanted to see if I COULD stop. </p>
<p>I did this for several reasons…I am gaining weight, I had a female relative die of cirrhosis rather unexpectedly, and I think it has been affecting my sleep and mood during the day. I hadn’t really considered the cancer risk, so I will add that to the benefits of cutting it out. </p>
<p>I haven’t had any problem stopping - I am going to go several months and try to go back to weekends - because I love red wine. I am treating myself to good chocolates and nuts in its place!</p>
<p>I’m with heyalb and veryhappy in more ways than one - from CT and a nightly wine drinker!</p>
<p>I was with heyalb and veryhappy (tho not from CT!) but now I find myself with pumpkin65. Started to get headachy and cranky (and i really do like red wine). So now i have it maybe once a week, and simply have a beer with dinner the other nites. For some reason, sipping wine leads to more sipping and more sipping…not as tempting with beer because it’s so filling!</p>
<p>I drink wine with an occasional G&T in the summer. I’m not concerned about it very much. It amounts to maybe 2-3 glasses a week. I drink maybe 2 bottles a month…sometimes more sometimes less. My H doesn’t drink so I don’t really pay attention to my “bottles” very often. I drank an entire bottle on New Years Eve and two glasses of bubbly between 4 PM and 2 AM…but that’s pretty rare :)</p>