Moderate wine consumption may reduce the frequency of certain age-related diseases such a heart disease, hypertension, metabolic disease, and neurodegenerative disease.
January 12, 2012
CHICAGO—Moderate wine consumption may reduce the frequency of certain age-related diseases such a heart disease, hypertension, metabolic disease, and neurodegenerative disease. A study that included several Illinois wineries in the January issue of the Journal of Food Science evaluated blueberry and blackberry wines for chemical and quality components in order to study their health benefits. The study showed that these wines have high total polyphenolics that present possible health applications. In addition, polyphenolic compounds in fruit beverages such as anthocyanins and proanthocynanidins may have anticancer affects.
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