10 Interesting Facts about Wine and Beer

By siliconindia   |   Saturday, 11 February 2012, 02:45 IST   |    6 Comments
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10. Wine Beer is Good for You

The unhealthiness attached to beer and wine is not so true and its time the stereotyping should go. According to a study done over the course of 10 years, wine, specifically red wine, has been found to possess great cardiovascular benefits. The benefits of wine is attributed to antioxidants called flavonoids that are present in the skin and seeds of grapes, which is said to be an agent that reduces the risk of heart disease by improving cholesterol and lowering blood clotting. It’s also found that red wine slow down the growing of tumors for certain cancers and would help in the treatment for neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. However, over consumption will harm the body and experts advice men to have two servings (a serving is 4 ounces) of red wine a day and one for women in order to experience maximum benefits.