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 …

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 …

Background: The devastating effects of heavy alcohol drinking have been long time
recognized. In the last decades, potential benefits of modest red wine drinking were …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Coronary heart disease (CHD) has been and remains a major contributor to morbidity and
mortality in developed countries. The most common form of CHD in the western world is …

Wine is a popular alcoholic beverage that has been consumed for hundreds of years.
Benefits from moderate alcohol consumption have been widely supported by the scientific …

The chemical composition of red wine may contribute to its apparent benefit. A series of
scientific studies suggests that the polyphenolic compounds in red wine, such as flavonoids …

Epidemiological and experimental studies have revealed that a mild to moderate drinking of
wine, particularly red wine, attenuates the cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and peripheral …