Wonder “resveratrol“ wine cleans blood vessels

15 December 2008

Does red wine protect against heart disease? Many studies investigated so far claim the benefits of red wine. A moderate amount of red wine (one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men) lowers the risk of heart attack for people in their middle ages by about 30 to 50 per cent.

Now an Australian doctor claims to have created the world's healthiest wine, which cleans your blood vessels and reduces the risk of heart attack as you drink it.

Sydney's Dr Philip Norrie says that each bottle of wine he produced contains up to 100 times the amount of resveratrol, a naturally occurring anti-oxidant found in grapes, than a standard drop.

According to Dr Norrie, resveratrol helps to maintain blood flow by keeping arteries free of fatty deposits called atherosclerotic plaque and claims that wine infused with high levels of the odourless, tasteless anti-oxidant would act as a "vascular pipe-cleaner''.

Dr Norrie says, "While the positive effects of moderate wine consumption have long been documented, the inclusion of such large quantities of this beneficial anti-oxidant is very good news for wine drinkers.''

Researcher so far have proved that alcohol from red wine may prevent additional heart attacks, especially for those who have already suffered one.