Red red wine

[Garfywoof]

Obviously this must have been asked quite a lot true or myth is a glass of red wine good for the heart or just a myth?

[RogerN123]

My understanding is that this is somewhat of a myth. After my heart attack I have been very clearly told by several cardiac specialists not to exceed 14 units of alcohol (about 6 medium sized glasses of wine) per week spread across three days or more. This is a maximum and ideally it should be zero alcohol. It makes no difference what type of alcohol it is.

I think the myth comes from the fact in countries such as southern Italy where they eat the mediterranean diet and live long lives they often have a glass of red wine. However, this is usually a small glass and sipped very gradually over the course of several hours. It is the healthy diet that is almost certainly resulting in th long life expectancy rather than the red wine.

[Taviterry in reply to RogerN123]

bhf.org.uk/informationsuppo... I used to drink in moderation up to ten years ago, when I discovered the hard way that yeast in beer and sugar in rum & coke triggered symptoms comparable to those of Lyme Disease. Since then I've finished off (over several evenings) a bottle of red wine I buy for a friend when she visits. (Other friends are teetotal.) I don't really like the taste but do get a sense of relaxation from it. When I was staying with a cousin after my TAVI, he introduced me to alcohol-free Guinness, which I did enjoy, but then realised that it still contained yeast.

[sandandkev]

My lovely hubby always believed a glass red wine is good for you- he used to have more than 1 glass! He used to say "I'm just making sure it works" 😊

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There is some evidence that moderate amounts of alcohol might help to slightly raise levels of “good” HDL cholesterol. Researchers have also suggested that red wine, in particular, might protect the heart, thanks to the antioxidants it contains. But you don't have to pop a cork to reap those benefits.All these foods contain antioxidants and many more which are good for us.

Blueberries.

Dark chocolate. Good quality dark chocolate has high levels of nutrients and antioxidants. ...

Artichokes.

Pecans. ...

Strawberries. ...

Red cabbage. ...

Raspberries. ...

Beans.

[jerry12953 in reply to Hidden]

Glad to hear that dark chocolate is good for you........😀

[TAVIshock]

It is a fine, encouraging myth. I prefer to believe it. Warm best, Tavishock

[Wingnutty]

I heard a supposedly true funny story about a German man who had heart disease. His wife had the news on the tv in the living room when a story came on about red wine being good for the heart, so she called her husband in to listen to it. They said that an ingredient in the wine called Resveratrol was found to improve heart health, but I think this came from experiments either in animals or petri dish cultures. The story concluded with the fact that in order to get enough resveratrol from Red wine to improve heart health, you would have to drink about 20 bottles per day. The German man turned to his wife and said 'the news just keeps getting better and better'. I am pretty sure that the Resveratrol as a supplement story has now been shown to have little or no effect on heart health for humans.

[Palpman]

Posting for my friend that tells me that his 2 glasses of red wine daily gives him a feeling of wellbeing. This relaxes him and he has a good night's sleep.

How could this possibly be bad for him?

[serenfach]

To me, my glass of red wine signals that my working day has ended and I can ignore all the jobs I did not get round to, and relax. Counting sheep when you are tiddly increases the flock!

[Turnipgirl in reply to serenfach]

With us here we enjoy hot chocolate or horlicks to signal that the day is done!