Events
To insure our goals, events and actions demonstrate in what direction WIC is working.
Tuesday, 13 April 2021 12:55
Wine and COVID-19: fake news or facts? Key takeaways
The WIC Scientific webinar on the topic of "Wine and COVID-19: fake news or facts?" took place on 2nd March 2020 and was presented by the Chair of the Wine Information Council, Prof. Nicolai Worm, German Nutritionist. The webinar, which welcomed close to 100 participants, touched upon a number of important topics on the link between wine and COVID-19. A summary of the key takeaways can be found hereunder. 1. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND THE IMMUNE FUNCTION Consumption of alcoholic beverages…
Tuesday, 24 November 2020 09:52
"Mediterranean diet – with or without wine?" Register now !
The Mediterranean Diet is considered as one of the healthiest dietary patterns in the world because of its abundance of plant-based foods and the lack of processed foods. The WHO identified the Mediterranean Diet as an effective dietary strategy to prevent chronic diseases. But what is the role of wine in the Mediterranean Diet considering some population studies that have suggested that ANY alcoholic beverage is harmful to health? Can wine still be part of the Mediterranean Diet, or should…
Tuesday, 13 August 2019 06:52
“From scientific analysis to media and policy”: a sober analysis
The 42nd World Congress of Vine and Wine was held in Geneva, Switzerland earlier in July. Ursula Fradera & Prof. Nicolai Worm, respectively, scientific coordinator for Wine in Moderation and Chair of the Wine Information Council presented their papers on the hot topics of science and risk communication. “From scientific evidence to media and policy: Wine – part of a balanced diet or a health risk?” (Ursula Fradera) Articles of all sorts have been published in the last couple of…
Wednesday, 05 June 2019 09:12
The International Wine & Health Summit 2019
This year, the International Wine & Health Summit took place on the UC Davis campus, United States, welcoming well-known scientists and physicians from around the world. UC Davis Campus ranks among the most renowned academic institutes of viticulture and enology. The three-days conference (which was CME-certified continuing education for physicians) reviewed and discussed the latest scientific evidence regarding wine as a lifestyle factor. The researchers looked at whether the evidence has shifted and to question the research which shows that…
Wednesday, 05 June 2019 09:10
DWA symposium at Congress of Internal Medicine, Wiesbaden, Germany
Does an evidence-based objective evaluation of the topic “wine and health” exist, especially regarding a subject such as cancer? Wine and health – is it allowed to establish a relationship? The combination of wine and health is a sensitive issue. During the DWA symposium, the existing evidence-based science was summarised and discussed. The nutritionist Prof. Nicolai Worm and the cardiologist Prof. Markus Flesch chaired the symposium and welcomed Dr. Lukas Schwingshackl (Institute of Evidence in Medicine and the Cochrane Foundation…