I found this little gem of information about red wine! I have to share of course....see if you agree that this might ring true.
DRINKING two glasses of red wine a day can prevent heart attacks, research has found.
A study saw 10,000 patients with heart issues prescribed two glasses a day for 10 years.
The unusual experiment examined statistics in France and noticed patients suffered far fewer heart attacks despite fattier diets and higher smoking rates.
Cardiologist Dr William McCrea at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon handed out 125ml glasses of Cabernet Sauvignon twice a day on his rounds.
Dr McCrea, 58, claims the antioxidant properties of the red wine have reduced the risk of a second heart attack in his patients by half – and the risk of a stroke by 20 per cent.
He even has recommendations for the vintages and grapes with the highest antioxidant content – and insists that cheap screw-top bottles are the best.
It prevents clots from developing inside the arteries, raises good cholesterol, which is called HDL, and it causes dilatation of the arteries
Dr William McCrea, cardiologist
The ones with the highest concentrations come from high altitudes and Dr McCrea recommends Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile and Shiraz and Pinot Noir from South Africa.
Dr McCrea said: “In France people consume twice the amount of fat that we do, they smoke more and they don’t do any more exercise, but their deaths from heart attacks are half ours.
“We were the first in the world to try this.
"If you drink no more than two glasses it has a beneficial effect on coronary disease.
"It prevents clots from developing inside the arteries, raises good cholesterol, which is called HDL, and it causes dilatation of the arteries.
“You would have to drink five litres of fruit juice to get the same benefits as two glasses of red wine.
“When somebody has a heart attack it’s a shock.
"Wine helps to relax them and reduce stress.”
The skins of certain red wine grapes are rich in flavanoids, a form of antioxidant.
One antioxidant called resveratrol mops up chemicals responsible for causing blood clots, the primary cause of heart disease.
The scheme has raised eyebrows in the medical profession, although the hospital stressed it has not encouraged patients with alcohol problems to have wine! Obviously!!
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