One of the most frequently asked questions from my patients is whether it is good for wine. There is much controversy about this issue lately and for that reason. While research supports the benefits of drinking wine, especially red before, also shows that alcohol consumption will be strong negative vice versa.

So if I am asked the question that food, I explain that the wine may be good for you and moderation as part of a global strategy on health. In other The words, the amount of wine you drink matters tremendously. If you have more than what is recommended, your health benefits are lost to drink and increase your health risks.

Here's what must be safe and efficient:

Men: no more than two drinks per day. Women: No more than one drink per day. One drink is the wine down a 5 oz glass of red or white. And no one can save you're not one or two drinks per day and have all weekend!

Why all the curiosity> Wine health benefits in the first place? The intrigue began in '90, when a study by French researchers puzzled people up, trying to determine why they do not suffer from heart attacks than diets with higher fat cheeses.

The results showed that it was wine because of its constant and moderate supply. Long after this discovery, a myriad of health research will continue to promote the drinking of wine forever. Early studies show a large healthbenefits from the healing power of resveratrol, an antioxidant found in red skin, and then in red wine. But now you will also benefit both from whites.

All kinds of new insights have emerged on a daily basis. Take a look at some of the recent studies that boast the health benefits of wine:

Health Benefits Global

Anti-aging effects in red grape skins (Harvard Medical School, Boston, 2004)Lower risk of death for almost all causes of death: According to studies from France, Britain, Finland and Denmark, the moderate consumption of wine is cheaper than beer or spirits. Kidney stones: Red wine intake reduces the risk of kidney stones. Cancer cells by proteins of red grape skins (killed University of Virginia Health System, 2004)

Benefits for Heart Health:

Scientists believe that red wine reduces the risk of cardiovascularDisease, reducing the production of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and the promotion of high density lipoprotein (HDL). reduced coronary heart disease (University of California, Davis, 1995) arteries clean by polyphenols in red skin (William Harvey Research Institute, 2002), atherosclerosis red wine can prevent from: the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis ( hardening or calcification "arteries). Both alcohol and polyphenols in red wineseem favorable for maintaining healthy blood vessels, promoting the formation of nitric oxide (NO), the key chemical relaxing factor that plays an important role in regulating vascular tone.

Women's Health Benefits:

Decreased risk of ovarian cancer (Medical Research Institute of Queensland in Australia, 2004), stronger bones (Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, 2004) Reducing the risk of stroke (Centers for Disease Controland Prevention, 2001)

Men's Health Benefits:

Reduced risk of heart attack in men with high blood pressure (Worcester Massachusetts Medical Center, 2004), hypertension: There are some indications of positive effects of red wine on blood pressure. Two glasses of red wine (250 ml), together with the meal, lower post-meal blood pressure in hypertensive perrsons.

It 'nice to discover that something you can really enjoy good health. ThoughI do not recommend to my patients over just because the news is good. A word of caution worth repeating, exaggerating nothing is a recipe for disaster and can "lead to bigger health problems. I mean, before you go and enjoy your glass of wine now know that this is a choice beverage healthy!

Mark Rosenberg, MD Institute for healthy aging