Current knowledge of the health benefits and disadvantages of wine consumption

摘要: This review examines studies reporting effects of various components in red and white wine that may offer potential health benefits or disadvantages. While this article does not advocate consumption for purpose, it intends to allow the reader approach a decision their own based on its content. Naturally occurring substances (e.g., resveratrol, quercetin, catechin) are discussed multiplicity action is detailed. These include pharmacological roles as antioxidants, anti-inflammatory anti-clotting agents [1]. Such mechanistic extend improved clinical outcomes [2] inclusive reductions coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular dyslipidemia, thromboses via inhibited platelet aggregation. Derived from grape skin, many these ingredients an excellent source polyphenols (anthocyanins leucoanthocyanins). Current theory advocates protect cardiovascular system function antioxidants. They prevent being converted harmful oxidized chemical states, including low-density lipoprotein (LDL) [3], also known bad cholesterol. Largely involved build-up arterial plaque, LDL can promulgate disease. Reduction LDL, elevation high-density (HDL) [4], factors thought contribute reduced risk Other anthocyanins aid restricting formation nitrosamines other nitroso compounds found foods. Therefore, such cells ill add nitroso-lowering effect ascorbic acid. involving examine correlations between reduction breast cancer ischemic disease at moderate high [5,6]. Others assess overall improvement mortality rates women; type II diabetes [7]; effectiveness anti-bacterial agent; claimed superiority over alternative beverages containing equivalent amount alcohol [8,9]. Also, numerous expanding above points concerns about additives, contaminants, pesticides, carcinogens contained below.