UPCOMING FOOD FESTIVALS

24 JAN-09 FEB

Gastrofestival Madrid 2014

Madrid, Spain

This annual culinary event returns to the capital with a comprehensive program of food-related activities and experiences. Gastrofestival 2014 pays tribute to ...

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27 JAN-29 JAN

Madrid Fusion 2014

Madrid, Spain

For three days, this beautiful and culturally rich city will host the Madrid Fusión-International Gastronomic Summit. From 27 to 29 January 2014, the Campo de ...

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27 JAN-31 JAN

St. Moritz Gourmet Festival

St. Moritz, Switserland

St. Moritz Gourmet Festival : A paradise for gourmet fans. After all, it is not without reason that our festival has gained cult status throughout the world. ...

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01 FEB-28 FEB

Copenhagen Cooking Winter edition

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen Cooking is one of the biggest food festivals in Northern Europe. The food festival’s mission is to spread awareness of Copenhagen as a world-class ...

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01 FEB-08 FEB

BITE 2014

Cotswolds, UK

BITE is back. Join us for breakfasts, brunches, lunches, teas & dinners; pop-up restaurants; cocktails & fine wines; masterclasses, talks & ...

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06 FEB-16 FEB

Berlinare – Culinary Cinema

Berlin, Germany

Every year, the Culinary Cinema shows about around twelve current features, documentaries and short films that deal with food and/or the environment. The films ...

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07 FEB-09 FEB

Salon Du Chocolat Brussels

Brussels, Belgium

Salon Du Chocolat Brussels will take place in Belgium for a period of three days. The main motive of this international expo is to facilitate the chocolate ...

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08 FEB-10 FEB

Milano FOOD&WINE Festival

Italy

From Saturday 8th till Monday 10th February the event opened the gates for the third time. That’s almost the same period as the ninth edition of Identità ...

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09 FEB-11 FEB

Identità Milano 2014

Milan, Italy

A Tasty Intelligence! This theme will illuminate edition number 10 of the Identità Golose congress 2014. Taste, style, pleasure, substance, mouth-watering ...

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22 FEB-02 MAR

Salon International l’Agriculture

Paris, France

With over 1,000 exhibitors, the show is a real window on agriculture in all its diversity. Products from the mainland and overseas French regions are featured ...

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Non-Alcoholic Red wine controls high blood pressure

Washington: The good news for red wine lovers is that it really can cut your blood pressure, but the bad news is that alcohol has to be removed first. Non-alcoholic red wine increased participants' levels of nitric oxide, which helped decrease both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, according to a new study in the American Heart Association journal Circulation Research.

                                                                 

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The study shows for the first time that natural antioxidant compounds in red wine, not the alcohol, are good for heart health. Nitric oxide is a molecule in the body that helps blood vessels relax and allows more blood to reach your heart and organs, the researchers said. Researchers studied 67 men with diabetes or three or more cardiovascular risk factors who ate a common diet plus one of the following drinks: about 10 ounces of red wine, non-alcoholic red wine or about 3 ounces of gin. All the men tried each diet/beverage combination for four weeks. The red wine and nonalcoholic wine contained equal amounts of polyphenols, an antioxidant that decreases blood pressure. During the red wine phase, the men had very little reduction in blood pressure and there was no change while drinking gin. However, after drinking non-alcoholic red wine, blood pressure decreased by about 6mmHg in systolic and 2mmHg in diastolic blood pressure, possibly reducing the risk of heart disease by 14 percent and stroke by as much as 20 percent. Researchers concluded that the alcohol in red wine weakens its ability to lower blood pressure. But polyphenols, still present after alcohol is removed from wine, are likely the beneficial element in wine. 

Reuters

Read more at: http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/red-wine-controls-high-blood-pressure-conditions-apply-447601.html?utm_source=ref_article