Alcoholic beverages have been consumed for thousands of years, attracting great human
interest for social, personal, and religious occasions. In addition, they have long been …

Studies evaluating the health benefits of alcohol and wine have demonstrated that moderate
consumption is associated with a decrease in all‐cause and cardiovascular mortality …

The term French paradox was coined in 1992 to describe the relatively low incidence of
cardiovascular disease in the French population, despite a relatively high dietary intake of …

Aims: The aim of this review was to focus on the knowledge of the cardiovascular benefits of
moderate alcohol consumption, as well as to analyze the effects of the different types of …

Alcoholic beverages, specifically wine, have been consumed for many years. Wine is
postulated to play an important role in the improvement of cardiovascular risk factors. Most …

The results of studies on the role of appropriate wine consumption in the prevention of
cardiovascular disease are inconsistent, suggesting that the general approach to the issue …

Many recent studies have reported promising health benefits from red wine consumption.
The present article reviews some of the key studies, and the known mechanisms for these …

We review evidence for and against the 'red wine hypothesis', whereby red wine is more
likely to confer cardiovascular benefits than white. As background, there is a strong …

We reviewed the roles of both alcohol and red wine in cardiovascular disease by discussing
key animal and human studies. Included are studies regarding alcohol's association with …

The objective of this article is to review the existing literature concerning the effects and
mechanisms of action of red wine consumption vs. other alcoholic beverages on the risk of …