Is it true that drinking red wine is good for you?
Three different media sources have stated and explained why and how red wine can improve your health. You may wonder how an alcoholic beverage can be beneficial to your health, and these media clips will inform.
Now, you must be wondering if these facts from the media clips are true. In fact, three different research articles were published agreeing that red wine is good for your cardiovascular health. However, studies conducted to learn how red wine is good for you, have determined which kind of red wine and how much is beneficial and not damaging to your body.
How much?
The media states red wine can reduce risk for heart disease, in which the research explains a lower risk of coronary heart disease is assisted with moderate daily consumption of alcohol. Cao & Prior also explain through their how low to moderate intake of wine is associated with lower mortality from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease; however, beer did not have the same effect. Red wine was found to be adversely different from white wine, because red white contains greater levels of flavonoids, a class of plant with secondary metabolites.
How does this benefit my health?
A study was conducted how red wines including Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot interact with polyphenol properties with their antibacterial effect in the consumption of meat. This research showed that the best antibacterial effect of phenolic compounds combinations of Merlot or Malbec wines were due to higher flavonol concentration (Rodriguez et al, 2013). The article explains through their research that polyphenol combination found in wines or grapes as a source of phenolic compounds useful as natural biopreservatives (Rodriguez et al, 2013). The natural products provided extra human health benefits. It aids in the prevention of age-relate disorders, such as neurodegenerative disease, inflammation, diabetes, as well as cardiovascular disease (O’Connell, 2009). It is suggested that resveratrol turns on the cells own defensive mechanism of the cells and prevent damage to individual cells.
What does it do to protect my health?
The media and news share that alcohol; such as red wine can protect the body against cancer and other life threatening disease to the human body. More current research has found that reseveratrol in red wine exhibits therapeutic potential for cancer chemprovention as well as cardioprotection. Ethanol is a beneficial effect which increases in plasma high-density lipoprotein levels, decreases in platelet aggregation, and stimulation of fibrinolysis (Cao & Prior, 2000). Red wine also has antioxidant activities, to inhibit platelet aggregation, as well as to relax the blood vessels (Cao & Prior, 2000). Consumption of one to two drinks a day of red wine is good for your overall health.
References
Cao, G., & Prior, R. L. (2000). Red Wine in Moderation: Potential Health Benefits Independent of Alcohol. Nutrition In Clinical Care, 3(2), 76.
O’Connell, N. (2009). Red-wine polyphenol resveratrol demonstrates significant health benefits. Nurse Prescribing, 7(9), 422.
RODRÍGUEZ VAQUERO, M. J., AREDES FERNÁNDEZ, P. A., MANCA DE NADRA, M. C., & STRASSER DE SAAD, A. M. (2013). EFFECT OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS FROM ARGENTINEAN RED WINES ON PATHOGENIC BACTERIA IN A MEAT MODEL SYSTEM. Journal Of Food Biochemistry, 37(4), 425-431. doi:10.1111/j.1745-4514.2011.00648.x