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Article #236: What do the French know to help you heart?

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Does red wine protect against heart areas of France where the diet is high in
disease? Maybe. Many studies investigated fat those who drink red wine with meals
the benefits of red wine suggested that have a lower incidence of heart attack
moderate amount of red wine (one drink a than other parts of the world. Due to
day for women and two drinks a day for vast differences in diets, the evidence
men) lowers the risk of heart attack for is inconclusive, but experts believe that
people in middle age by ~ 30 to 50 red wine contains certain compounds that
percent. It is also suggested that help protect the heart. This has opened
alcohol such as red wine may prevent the door for other researchers to study
additional heart attacks if you have the components in red wine that may be
already suffered from one. The compounds responsible for its health benefits.
found in red wine that are responsible Researchers at Northwestern University
for its healing powers are antioxidants. Medical School have found that a chemical
Red wines contain several antioxidants in red wine believed to help reduce risk
beneficial to good health. Different for heart disease is a form of estrogen.
antioxidants have different functions, The substance, resveratrol, is highly
but the key feature of all these concentrated in the skin of grapes and is
antioxidants appears to be one of abundant in red wine. Resveratrol
protection and prevention of disease. protects grapes and some other plants
Other studies also indicated that red against fungal infections. It has been
wine can raise HDL cholesterol (the Good shown previously to have a number of
cholesterol) and prevent LDL cholesterol potentially beneficial properties,
(the Bad cholesterol) from forming. Red including antioxidant, anticoagulant,
wine may help prevent blood clots and anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer
reduce the blood vessel damage caused by effects.
fat deposits. Indeed, studies showed that Should I start drinking more red wine
people from the Mediterranean region who now? The answer is no. Studies showed
regularly drank red wine have lower risks that alcohol drinking may increase
of heart disease. triglycerides (another bad blood lipids)
Here is something very interesting. The and result in weight gain due to its
French seem to know something about the empty calories. Other studies also
health benefits of red wine. In a study suggested that alcohol consumption is
that compared French and German red associated with cancer risk. The American
wines, the French red wines delivered a Heart Association cautions people NOT to
greater health benefit due to their start drinking if they do not already
higher level of antioxidants. This may drink alcohol.
partially account for the "French Interested on this subject?
paradox," where studies show that in






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