QuoteReplyTopic: health benefit of red wine Posted: September 11 2010 at 2:08am
Is red wine beneficial for health or a potent
poison? In the old times Plato said that "nothing more excellent or
valuable than wine was ever granted by the Gods to man." Nowadays
research suggests that a glass of red wine each day may be providing you
with more than just a little relaxation.
The French seem to know something about the health
benefits of red wine considering that studies that compared French and
German red wines, revealed that the French red wines delivered a greater
health benefit due to their higher level of antioxidants. Experts
believe that red wine contains certain compounds that help protect the
heart. This has opened the door for other researchers to study the
components in red wine that may be responsible for its health benefits.
A series of scientific studies have established that certain
compounds in the crimson-colored varietals may actually benefit your
health. But how beneficial is it, and how much (or how little) should
one drink to get the full health effect?
"It's thought that red wine, despite the alcohol content, also has
helpful properties, like resveratrol and other polyphenols," says
Barbara Shukitt-Hale, a research psychologist at the Jean Mayer USDA
Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston.
Polyphenols are chemical compounds found in the skin of grapes and
other plants. These compounds act as "antioxidants"�the vitamins,
minerals and enzymes in foods that protect the cells in your body from
damage caused by the normal process of metabolism and ward off chronic
disease. Resveratrol is a type of polyphenol found in red wine.
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