Ukraine, Japan: Drink Red Wine to Reduce Radiation Toxicity

Posted 12 March 2011 19:25 GMT

Countries	Japan, Ukraine
Topics	Disaster, Environment, Health, History, Science
Languages	English

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Español	· Ucrania, Japón: Beba vino tinto para reducir la toxicidad de la radiación

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@DJLoli shares a health tip that was popular in Ukraine in 1986: “If u r in the area affected by Japan radiation: drink red Wine to get it out. It what helped us in Ukraine during #Chernobyl. […]” (Here's an article on a 2008 study that showed that “resveratrol, the natural antioxidant commonly found in red wine […], may offer protection against radiation exposure […].”)

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