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Study: A glass of wine may be good for the heart, experts disagree

2024-12-18 08:21:00, Shëndeti CNA

Study: A glass of wine may be good for the heart, experts disagree

Drinking a small amount of wine each day can protect the heart, according to a new study of Spaniards who follow the plant-based Mediterranean diet, which usually includes a small glass of wine with dinner.

In a group of people over 60 at risk of heart disease, drinking one and a half to one glass of wine a day reduced the risk of having a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack or stroke by 50% compared to people who did not drink wine .

However, this protective effect disappeared in people who drank more than one glass a day, according to senior study author Dr. Ramon Estruch, who studies cardiovascular risk, nutrition and aging at the University of Barcelona.

"This study examines the importance of moderate wine consumption within a healthy dietary pattern, such as the Mediterranean diet," said Estruch, an internist in the internal medicine department of the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona.

"Until now, we believed that 20% of the effects of the Mediterranean diet could be attributed to moderate wine consumption, however, in light of these results, the effect may be even greater," he said.

However, critics say the study does not take into account the known health harms of alcohol, including wine.

"It is well documented that excessive alcohol consumption is harmful to heart health," Parker said in a statement. "Drinking too much alcohol increases the risk of heart and circulatory diseases, such as high blood pressure and vascular dementia, as well as liver problems and some cancers."

"People often say that wine is good for the heart, but we also know that too much wine is not good for the heart," said Paul Leeson, professor of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Oxford, who was not involved in the study. / CNA





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