Wine may be good for the heart, new study says, but experts aren’t convinced

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Wine may be good for the heart, new study says, but experts aren’t convinced – CTV

by tmnationtalk on December 18, 202435 Views

Dec. 18, 2024

Drinking a small amount of wine each day may protect the heart, according to a new study of Spanish people following the plant-based Mediterranean diet, which typically includes drinking a small glass of wine with dinner.

In a group of people over 60 at risk for heart disease, drinking one-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 per cent when compared to people who drank no wine.

However, this protective effect disappeared in people who drank more than one glass per 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, in a statement.