In a study of 36 women, drinking about 8 ounces of red wine daily shifted sex hormone levels in a way that resembles aromatase inhibitor drugs, while white wine did not. The piece notes alcohol itself is a recognized human carcinogen tied to breast cancer risk.
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Alcoholic beverages linked to higher risk of breast cancer
News reports saying red wine lowers breast cancer risk overstate the study. Thirty-six premenopausal women drank red wine one month and white the next, and researchers measured only hormones: red wine raised free testosterone and LH and lowered SHBG compared with white.
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News alert: study does not say red wine cuts breast cancer risk
The site cautions that the study compared red wine with white wine for their effect on estrogen, not with drinking nothing. A better hormone profile on red wine does not show it lowers breast cancer risk, and alcoholic beverages are recognized carcinogens.
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