Red Wine Health Benefit
January 9, 2008 | Filed Under Wine and Health |
What should you or should’nt you be eating and drinking to maintain a good health? Among all of those contradictory communications, it’s hard to know where the truth really is. While there is no firm medical proof, most studies point to health benefits from drinking red wine.
Are There Health Benefits From Drinking Red Wine?
While red wine isn’t considered a cure at all, and certainly not a substitute for visiting your physician, they are commonly agreed upon benefits to drinking red wine. The most promising benefit is that red wine is believed to protect against certain forms of cancer & heart disease.
In fact, some studies show up to a 30%-50% reduction in heart disease of those who consumed a glass of red wine each night. It also appears to have a positive effect on cholesterol & blood pressure. And finally, drinking red wine has been shown to lower the risk of heart attacks in middle-aged (30-50 years old) adults.
Why Red Wine?
Experts started to study the benefits of red wine when they started to notice a correlation between populations who drank red wine regularly and lower incidences of disease. This was especially evident in the Mediterranean region, where red wine is plentiful.
They also studied the so-called “French Paradox,” where the French have a lower rate of heart disease and obesity even though they consume a higher-fat diet.
Red wine health benefit comes from one specific category of the multiple components integrated in it: the antioxydants. Research has shown that red wine has a high concentration of these antioxidant substances, which are recognized to have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer qualities.
The antioxidants have been found to increase HDL cholesterol (the good kind of cholesterol) and help prevent blood clots and plaque from forming on arteries.
How Much Should I Drink to See the Red Wine Health Benefit?
Most experts believe that it takes very little to see the red wine health benefit. Moderation is truly the key: one glass of wine per day for women and one or two glasses for men!
Keep in mind, as well, that a glass of wine is considered to be four ounces. This isn’t to say that you should be drinking a bottle of red wine each night.
In fact, most experts believe that the health benefit of red wine are lost if wine is consumed to excess.
It is also very important to consider that people having alcoholism in their family history, or some other sorts of existent health disorder should not be absorbing red wine. In these specific examples, the advantages do not exceed the health hazard.
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July 13th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
[...] While red wine isn’t considered a cure at all, and certainly not a substitute for visiting your physician, they are commonly agreed upon benefits to drinking red wine. [...]