Is it true that red wine is good for the heart?!
Is it true that red wine is good for the heart?
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I always urge caution to people who are interested in the health benefits of drinking red wine. I happen to love red wines, but I am not too optimistic that I'm getting a huge health benefit from them other than the benefits of sharing a fine wine with good company.
Here's why:
1) The amounts of the supposedly beneficial chemicals in wine, polyphenols and resveratrol among others, are actually really small. This is true even if you go to the big, tannic monster wines from Southern France made from the Tannat grape. In order to get the proportionate amount of these chemicals that were fed to mice in studies, a human being would have to drink wine all day long and would probably still not get enough!
2) Human studies touting the benefits of red wine often used only a small number of human subjects. The smaller the number of subjects, the harder it is to prove with statistical certainty that the health benefits are true.
3) If the study involved mice rather than humans, it's really hard to prove that the same benefits would apply to humans. This is a problem that faces the pharmaceutical industry. How often have we heard of a wonder drug that cures cancer in mice, but fails to work in humans?
4) People who have never had wine probably shouldn't start drinking it purely for medicinal purposes. Part of the benefit of red wine on health is the actual enjoyment of the wine and food experience, and sharing that experience with friends and family.
5) There are, of course, harmful effects of wine as well. I'm not convinced that these risks are entirely outweighed by the benefits.
Hope that helps.
Cheers!
Yes and so is dark chocolate
Yes - in moderation. That would be one glass a day. (Good luck.)
i heard that it has to be red and also one glass a day...
It is true that wine in any color is good for the heart. Actually the same benefits are found in grape juice and grapes. It is not the wine, but the grape that is good for the heart.
Yes and good for your blood
In moderation, yes.
There have been studies that show that a glass a day can be very good for the heart.. so go for it!
that's what they say, but it's harmful for the kidneys and the livers...
yes and chocolate also, but the trick is only in moderation