Is beer good for your heart?
The suggestion that red wine may be able to help in the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has captured the public’s attention - and with good reason. CVD is the major killer in the Western world, affecting approximately 40 % of the population. Thus, the prevention of CVD is a major public health focus, and one of the questions being asked is, how can our diet affect risk?
So why is red wine good for you? The majority of the health benefits of drinking red wine are likely to be due to alcohol itself. There is now a large body of evidence that the risk of CVD is reduced in light to moderate drinkers (approximately 30g alcohol/day), regardless of beverage type (Rimm et al 1999; Koppes et al 2000). 1). 2).
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