Red wine doesn't protect drinkers from heart disease - report
Red wine doesn't protect drinkers from heart disease - report
WINE connoisseurs quaffing the red stuff for the sake of their heart health should know the myth has been busted.
The Alcohol Policy Coalition, made up of Australia's leading health groups, released a paper today challenging the common belief that red wine helps prevent heart disease.
A review of the evidence shows any positive effects of alcohol have been "hugely overestimated".
"Red wine has no special, protective qualities when it relates to cardiovascular disease," Heart Foundation Victoria CEO Kathy Bell said.
To reduce your lifetime risk of alcohol-related harm, you should drink no more than two standard drinks on any day.
SOURCE: Herald Sun
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