Get the benefits of red wine, with breakfast
Categories: Nutrition & Supplements
Good news for health-conscious types who have been interested in getting some of the health benefits of red wine that have been all over the news recently, but aren't so interested in drinking alcohol on a regular basis. According to a new study, many of the heart and artery benefits attributed to drinking red wine can also be had by drinking Concord grape juice.
Researchers say the benefit must be in the grapes, and not in the wine itself. I believe it (it's not such a huge leap) and it's good to know that such a long-time "staple" can be even healthier than previously thought.
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Geoffrey G 2-05-2007 @ 8:03PM
Interesting, indeed...
But one of the most interesting molecule found in red wine is polyphenol (an antioxidant good for heart, circulation and cancer-fighting). And that molecule as been found to be highly concentrated in wines aged in oak barrels because alcohol can help synthesize it using oak's chemical... Read the following article:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000DF49E-3A06-1FDA-BA0683414B7F0000
Anyway, drink responsibly ;)
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