The French Paradox or the observation, in which the French has a low incidence of cardiovascular disease despite their diet that consists of high saturated fat, and smoking, has something to do with drinking red wine. Red wine is a main component of French diet.
We may have learned that drinking red wine, in moderation, has beneficial effects to our health. Drinking red wine claims to reduce the risk of life threatening diseases, such cancer and heart disease. This piece of information has been the basis for scientists to study and discover the link between drinking red wine and healthier life. The secret is resveratrol.
Although drinking red wine offers beneficial effects to our health, you just can’t simply discount the fact that drinking too much alcohol has harmful effects to other organs of our body such as liver damage, researchers found a way to solve this problem. Fortunately, scientists discovered resveratrol. Otherwise, you will need to drink a thousand bottles of red wine daily to get the full resveratrol benefits.
Resveratrol is an antioxidant, anti inflammatory substance found in different plants. It is found in much higher concentration in the skin of grapes that is used to making wine. Although red wine is the most common source, cranberries, blueberries, and peanuts are other sources of resveratrol.
