The research focused on the absolute lifetime risk of drinking one bottle of wine a week. Absolute risk, as defined by the Mayo Clinic, is how likely a person is to develop a condition over their entire life. So for example, on average, American men have a 12% absolute risk of developing prostate cancer, meaning 12 out of 100 will develop the cancer, and 88 out of 100 men will not.

In the case of drinking a bottle of wine every week, non-smoking men’s absolute risk increased 1%, or roughly the equivalent of smoking five cigarettes. In non-smoking women, the absolute risk rose 1.4%, the equivalent of smoking 10 cigarettes, with a 0.8% absolute risk of breast cancer. In other words, depending on an individual’s other risk factors and lifestyle choices related to their likelihood of developing cancer, drinking that much wine could further elevate their risk rate.

The link between cancer and using tobacco products and smoking is relatively well understood, but when it comes to drinking, the study authors noted that the risks of even somewhat moderate alcohol consumption are often a little less obvious to the public.

But that doesn’t mean that drinking alcohol doesn’t have its drawbacks. The National Cancer Institute notes that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lists the consumption of alcohol as a known human carcinogen and accordingly, it is linked to various cancers including those of the breast, colon, esophagus, and liver.

By Brittany Shoot

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Aslina and Robinson & Sinclair are part of the twenty-nine business delegation to the DRC for the 8th ITI scheduled to take place in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi from 6-11 November 2017.

The objective of the ITI is to create market penetration for South African value-added products and services in DRC and to promote South Africa as a trade and investment destination.

The owner and Director of Aslina Wines, Ms Ntsiki Biyela says her target in terms of expanding her brand and wines has always been Africa. Biyela, who is already exporting to Ghana says the continent is an ideal market for up-and-coming exporters.

“My aim is to meet with importers, distributors, restaurateurs as well as hotel and beverage managers who will assist in introducing my wines into the DRC market. International markets are more receptive to unknown brands, hence we have grown more overseas,” says Biyela.

Biyela spent a year as a domestic worker before she was awarded a scholarship to study Bachelor of Science in Agriculture at Stellenbosch University in 1999. She was crowned Woman Winemaker of the Year in 2009 and has been the finalist for two consecutive years for the Most Influential Women in Business and Government.

Biyela also sits on the board of directors for the Pinotage Youth Development Academy, which provides technical training and personal development for young South Africans in the Cape Winelands, preparing them for work in the wine industry.

The Sales Manager of North American and African at Robinson & Sinclair Wines, Mr Cyril Meidinger says as a company they would love to expand their footprint to the rest of Africa as it is a market that they have not managed to properly get into so far.

“We would like to meet with importers, distributors and retailers in the DRC in order to expose them to the quality of our beautiful South African wines and aim to develop our inter-continental relationships. Previous participation has exposed us to meet new importers and distributors globally,” he says.

The business delegation will participate in the exhibition, business seminars and a series of business-to-business meetings.

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