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Red Wine Is More Than Just A Joie De Vivre, It's Also Heart-Healthy

Surprisingly, drinking moderate amounts of red wine can increase longevity and serve as an antidote to various cardiovascular diseases according to latest scientific research.

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Red Wine Is More Than Just A Joie De Vivre, It's Also Heart-Healthy

If you are a wine enthusiast, then you must have tried the deluxe red wine. Red wine has an enriching cultural legacy associated with it and has been a delicacy for decades. Surprisingly, drinking moderate amounts of red wine can increase longevity and serve as an antidote to various cardiovascular diseases according to the latest scientific research. But, it has not been fully confirmed and is not encouraged that people should start drinking red wine if they have never consumed alcohol before.

Organically speaking, red wine contains a polyphenol named resveratrol which is found on the skin of grapes. It has been notoriously famous as being called the "heart damage control" elixir. In fact, resveratrol is a chemical substance that is able to reduce blood vessel damage and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol as well as prevent blood clots.

According to modern research, the "French Paradox" originating from the late '80s have brought to light how the French are less inclined to suffer from heart diseases. Stemming from this epidemiological paradox initiates the fact that red wine may play a contributing factor. In order to further analyze this phenomenon, researchers have focused immensely on the Mediterranean diet which is rich with protein and carbs with a tinge of red wine.

According to a 2017 research article, "More specifically, some postulate that red wine's bioactive constituents, polyphenols, impart cardioprotective effects. Others argue that there may be an equilibrium between alcohol and wine polyphenols, which in concert would be accountable for the cardioprotective benefits in the human body." This sheds light on the ongoing "heart-healthy" phenomena associated with drinking red wine.

Moreover, the article published by Circulation also pinpoints the contrasting difference between red and white wine. For instance, they mention, "Red wine is known to be 10-fold higher in polyphenolic content than white wine, and this variability arises because of red wine's grape must fermentation. This is why white wine is given much less importance than red wine in the literature." So from a biological perspective, red wine is ingrained with more vital supplements designed to minimize susceptibility towards diverse cardiac diseases and other health concerns as well.

However, one key evidence that shouldn't be ignored is that red wine should be moderately consumed in order for such a benefit to reap. Excessive drinking has a lot of detrimental consequences and could cost a life. Although red wine is deemed "heart-healthy," it should still be drunk in moderate amounts because too much of alcohol is considered disastrous to your health!

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