Hi Paul and Kitty,

I eat all of my calories once per day from 7:30am to 10am.

[This is a change, since I know that you were eating your once daily meal in the
evening just over a month ago. Is this related to the change from classes to
summer work? --Paul]


I have not found good information answering this concern of mine:

Whether having 4 oz of red wine (no other intake) just before bedtime
(9:00pm) would negate the positive effects of:
1) the fasting period

[Definitely yes. 4oz of red wine (even totally dry) would contain about 100
calories, which is not insignficant and will negate many of the beneficial
effects of the fast for a short period. Intake of wine during the fasting period
will also enhance the potential negative dietary effects of the alcohol in the
wine. --Paul]


2) important sleep processes

[Likely the neurological effects will help sleep onset, but the metabolic
effects will more than likely be negative for biochemical processes occurring
during sleep. --Paul]


3) other?

[I can think of no other negatives from use of wine at this time of your daily
cycle. OTOH, if you are not taking it in the morning with your daily meal, I
think your logic may be wrong. If you are concerned about driving or working
after drinking wine, then I think that you need not be, particularly if you
drink it during the first half of your large daily meal and even more
particularly if you drink some stimulating coffee or tea during the rest of the
meal and during the following daytime. Under these circumstances I think that it
is highly unlikely that such a small amount of wine will have any negative
effects on your competence and behavior during the ensuing daytime hours.
--Paul]


Thanks,
David Jackemeyer
Tempe, AZ
ASU student