Red wine is good for your heart
After realizing my first food chart, I’ve decided to write something more about the most important foods of the Mediterranean diet and their effects on health.
Wine is one of the main foods of the Mediterranean diet. Everybody know its effects and benefits on health.
Today I’ve read an interesting news about the healthy effects of red wine reducing heart diseases.
After a little explanation of why red wine helps your heart, you can read a list of resources about preventing heart diseases with examples of recipes, meals and links to find out more info.
Positive effects of red wine to reduce heart disorders
Some french researches found that polyphenols play a beneficial role for those with diseased hearts and circulatory systems by facilitating blood vessel growth.
The quantity of polyphenols necessary to obtain these effects are the equivalent of 1 glass of wine a day.
Polyphenols are found in the skin and around the pips of red grapes. White wine, however, contains no polyphenols.
Not every red wine has the same amount of polyphenols, it depends on what type of grape it is made of. Only red wines using Tannat (A red wine grape grown in southern France) or Malbec (A black grape variety grown in the Loire Valley and Cahors in France) grapes usually contain the biggest doses.
The wine with the highest polyphenol levels is Madiran, a wine prodiced in the Hautes-Pyrénées in France.
Other to polyphenols, red wine contains Flavonoids, other useful elements that may reduce some of the early signs of heart disease.
Changes in metabolic parameters
Here an example of table with the effects of wine consumption on a 4 weeks study conduced by the Palermo university (Italy) on 24 subjects.
Basically all subjects followed the typical Mediterranean Diet (protein 14%; Carbohydrates 56%; fat 30%) with a high income of Fibers (29gr/ day) and a low income of dietary cholesterol.
| Parameter | 1° week | 4° weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Glucose (mg) | 100,2 | 101,0 |
| Triglycerides (mg) | 130,4 | 121,8 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 217,7 | 207,9 |
| Hdl (mg) | 44,1 | 48,6 |
| Ldl (mg) | 147,4 | 136,5 |
Useful articles
1) Eating more flavonoids extends lifespan, reduces heart disease
2) Red wine reduces risk of heart disease
3) Why red wine is healthier
Researches
4) Positive effects of the Sicilian red wine on the reduction of heart disturbs
5) Red Wine and Your Heart
6) Mechanism by which Alcohol and Wine Polyphenols Affect Coronary Heart Disease Risk
News
6) Here’s to a healthier heart
7) Flavonoids may help improve heart health
8) The benefits of red wine
Blogs
9) Eat less red meat, drink more red wine
10) The Truth About Red Wine and Heart Disease?
11) How does red wine ‘contribute’ to the health of the heart?
Healthy Recipes
12) From Myrecipes.com
13) From Foodfit.com
14) From Allrecipes.com
15) From Foodnetwork.com
Meal ideas
16) The Wine Diet: Is Red Wine Good For You?
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5 comments ↓
You are great!
It’s interesting to see that only certain wines from France have polyphenols. I wonder if there isn’t any bias from those French scientists? Wine is also a major part of the Italian diet. Rocco DiSpirito mentions this on his recent webisodes for Bertolli Mediterranean Style Frozen Dinners. You can watch him give cooking tips here. Eating healthy is an important part of having a healthy lifestyle and not having time to cook is no excuse! I have the inside scoop because I work with them.
Yes I agree. I already know the brand Bertolli. I think It’s an Olive oil from Tuscany. I use it in my salads.
Thanks for sharing your link.
If you like you can send me some recipes…I’ll be happy to pubblish them in this blog.
Enrico
As usual, good, intresting and really useful post for all readers and specially for me, thanks!
Good luck to you!
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Really good and really interesting post. I expect (and other readers maybe :)) new useful posts from you!
Good luck and successes in blogging!
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