Does Red Wine Help or Hinder Your Heart Health? [Eire Region]

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An email from Ian Kennedy in Ennis, Co. Clare, poses a question often asked by wine drinkers: does red wine protect against heart disease? The simple answer, Ian, is: maybe. A host of studies over three decades suggest that a moderate amount of red wine lowers the risk of heart attack for people in middle age by up to 50 per cent.

These studies also suggested that alcohol, such as red wine, may prevent additional heart attacks if you have already suffered one. Red wine may also help prevent clots and reduce the blood vessel damage caused by fat deposits. People from the Mediterranean region who regularly drink red wine have been shown to have lower risks of heart disease.

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Does Red Wine Help or Hinder Your Heart Health? [Eire Region]

So, should Ian start drinking more wine red wine? Simple answer again: no. Alcohol, and pa...

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