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Red wine is heart-healthy due to resveratrol

Resveratrol amounts in wine are tiny; any benefit is offset by alcohol risks

✗ The myth everyone repeats

Red wine is beneficial for heart health because it contains resveratrol.

✓ What is actually true

Red wine does contain resveratrol, but amounts are minimal. Any heart benefit from alcohol is modest and offset by cancer and liver risks. Grapes provide resveratrol without alcohol risks.

Believed 2000–2020
Year Revised 2018
Why Changed Oversimplification
Confidence Revised
Region Worldwide

Reception

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The receipts 2 sources
  1. Resveratrol Wine ContentPRIMARY
  2. Alcohol Cardiovascular RiskREFERENCE

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