Wine And Cholesterol
The great news for all the Wine enthusiasts and lovers is that studies have found that Wine can control the cholesterol levels in the body. Read more to know more about the effects of Wine on Cholesterol.
- Wines are a newly discovered remedy for controlling high cholesterol.
- Especially the chemical “saponins” present in red wine have the ability to lower the LDL / bad cholesterol.
- Saponins are believed to come from the waxy skin of grapes, which dissolve into the red wine during its fermentation process.
- In one way wine controls the LDL by increasing a little amount of HDL or good cholesterol in the blood.
- The other way is the anti oxidant and the chemicals such as resveratrol and flavonoids present in the wine directly attacks bad cholesterol and eliminate it from arteries.
- Red Wine seems to lower the cholesterol levels in the body if it is taken in regulated amounts.
- While consuming wine you are not meant to take more than two pegs a day.
- A moderate amount of wine often tend to reduce over all fat content of body that also result in reduction of total cholesterol.
- However if wine is consumed limitless then it may also show adverse effects.
See Also:
- India Wine Producers
- Wine India / India Wine
- Indian Wine Exporters / Wine Exporter India
- India Wines Directory
- India Wine Resources
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Originally posted 2009-09-26 04:44:46.