| Is red wine beneficial for health or a potent | | | | research on red wine showed that moderate |
| poison? In the old times Plato said that "nothing | | | | intake of this drink improves cardiovascular health. |
| more excellent or valuable than wine was ever | | | | The cardio protective effect has been attributed |
| granted by the Gods to man." Nowadays | | | | to antioxidants present in the skin and seeds of |
| research suggests that a glass of red wine each | | | | red grapesBased on the research experts advise |
| day may be providing you with more than just a | | | | that the antioxidants, called flavonoids, reduce the |
| little relaxation. | | | | risk of coronary heart disease in three ways: by |
| The French seem to know something about the | | | | reducing production of low density lipoprotein (the |
| health benefits of red wine considering that | | | | "bad" cholesterol), by boosting high density |
| studies that compared French and German red | | | | lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the good cholesterol) |
| wines, revealed that the French red wines | | | | and by reducing blood clotting.Furthermore |
| delivered a greater health benefit due to their | | | | researchers have found that moderate red wine |
| higher level of antioxidants. Experts believe that | | | | consumption may be beneficial to more than just |
| red wine contains certain compounds that help | | | | your heart. One study found that the antioxidant |
| protect the heart. This has opened the door for | | | | resveratrol, which is prevalent in the skin of red |
| other researchers to study the components in | | | | grapes, may inhibit tumour development in some |
| red wine that may be responsible for its health | | | | cancers. |
| benefits.In the last 10 years, thousands of | | | | |