| Is red wine beneficial for health or a potent poison? | | | | red wine consumption may be beneficial to more |
| In the old times Plato said that "nothing more | | | | than just your heart. One study found that the |
| excellent or valuable than wine was ever granted by | | | | antioxidant resveratrol, which is prevalent in the skin |
| the Gods to man." Nowadays research suggests that | | | | of red grapes, may inhibit tumour development in |
| a glass of red wine each day may be providing you | | | | some cancers. Another study indicated that |
| with more than just a little relaxation. | | | | resveratrol aided in the formation of nerve cells, |
| The French seem to know something about the | | | | which experts believe may be helpful in the |
| health benefits of red wine considering that studies | | | | treatment of neurological diseases like Alzheimer's and |
| that compared French and German red wines, | | | | Parkinson's. |
| revealed that the French red wines delivered a | | | | The most recent studies on red wine presented at |
| greater health benefit due to their higher level of | | | | the American Association for Dental Research |
| antioxidants. Experts believe that red wine contains | | | | (AADR) annual meeting, in Orlando, Florida by the |
| certain compounds that help protect the heart. This | | | | Canadians show that Red wine polyphenols may help |
| has opened the door for other researchers to study | | | | fight gum disease. V. Houde, M. Boisvert and their |
| the components in red wine that may be responsible | | | | colleagues from University Laval in Canada |
| for its health benefits. | | | | investigated the role of polyphenols, including those |
| In the last 10 years, thousands of research on red | | | | from red wine, in scavenging free radicals released by |
| wine showed that moderate intake of this drink | | | | immune cells stimulated with components of bacteria |
| improves cardiovascular health. The cardio protective | | | | causing periodontal diseases. Free radicals are believed |
| effect has been attributed to antioxidants present in | | | | to be at least partly responsible for the development |
| the skin and seeds of red grapes | | | | of gum disease and are generated by immune cells |
| Based on the research experts advise that the | | | | during periodontitis. In order to have healthy gums it |
| antioxidants, called flavonoids, reduce the risk of | | | | is important to that free radicals are maintained at |
| coronary heart disease in three ways: by reducing | | | | low levels. Their results indicated that red wine |
| production of low density lipoprotein (the "bad" | | | | polyphenols significantly modulate several |
| cholesterol), by boosting high density lipoprotein | | | | inflammatory components released by macrophages |
| (HDL) cholesterol (the good cholesterol) and by | | | | (a population of host immune cells) in response to |
| reducing blood clotting. | | | | bacterial stimuli. |
| Furthermore researchers have found that moderate | | | | |