Fruity cocktails count as health food, study finds

by ricknight | April 22, 2007 at 07:48 am
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A fruity cocktail may not only be fun to drink but may count as health food, U.S. and Thai researchers said on Thursday.

Adding ethanol -- the type of alcohol found in rum, vodka, tequila and other spirits -- boosted the antioxidant nutrients in strawberries and blackberries, the researchers found.

Like I needed another reason to drink....

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Jordan Yerman

More on the topic here... maybe I'd better pour some whiskey into my cereal along with the berries...

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ricknight

I save that for a treat during USA presidential elections...

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