Cardiovascular Disease
Lipid levels are improved in postmenopausal women with regular consumption of red wine
Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 22nd, 2006
"Moderate red wine has been shown to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, however the effects on certain CVD risk factors are unclear. In this study" researchers at Curtin University of Technology in Bentley "have investigated the effects of dealcoholised red wine (DRW) and full-complement red wine (RW) on several cardiovascular risk factors in mildly hypercholesterolemic postmenopausal women."
The objective of this study by M. Naissides and colleagues was "To elucidate whether the chronic consumption of red wine polyphenols improves risk...
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