Reduced risk of death from nearly all causes: European researchers suggest that moderate daily intake of red wine (22-32 g of alcohol) has a protective effect on all-cause mortality. According to studies from France, UK, Finland and Denmark, moderate consumption of wine is more beneficial than that of beer or spirits.

Smoking: Acute smoking significantly impairs vessels’ natural ability to relax, or vasodilate. Red wine, with or without alcohol, decreases the harmful effect of smoking on the endothelium - layer of cells that provide a friction-reducing lining in lymph vessels, blood vessels, and the heart.

• Reduced risk of death from nearly all causes.
• Smoking.
• Heart disease.
• Blood clots.
• Atherosclerosis.
• Hypertension.
• Kidney stones.
• Alzheimer’s disease.

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8 Straight Benefits of Red Wine (DumbLittleMan)