Red wine contains the three major nutrients required by the human body to sustain life: vitamins, sugars, and proteins.
Glucose is an indispensable nutrient for maintaining life and strengthening the body, and it is the main source of energy for the human body.
Wine also contains 24 amino acids, which are essential nutrients for the human body.
The organic acid content in wine is also considerable, such as tartaric acid, citric acid, and malic acid, most of which come from the original grape juice. They can effectively regulate the central nervous system, relax muscles and promote blood circulation, and are indispensable nutrients for both mental and physical workers.
Dry red wine also contains various vitamins such as Ve, Vb, VB2, and various minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, and sodium. Among them, the combination of minerals and various trace elements far surpasses even the finest mineral water.
The polyphenol content in red wine is quite high, so it has an excellent effect on preventing cardiovascular diseases, helps prevent arteriosclerosis and senile dementia, and also has important effects such as reducing the risk of osteoporosis and "anti-aging."
In the minds of most people, the pleasures of life often seem to run counter to good health. Wine proves to us that as long as it is not excessive, enjoyment and health can be achieved simultaneously.
Wine is especially beneficial for women, as described below:
1. Red wine can stimulate the appetite
The vibrant color and clear, transparent body of wine are pleasing to the eye;
Poured into a glass, the fruity and wine-like aromas fill the nose; when tasted, the tannins in the wine give a slightly astringent taste, which stimulates the appetite.
All of these put the body in a comfortable and pleasant state, which is beneficial to physical and mental health.
2. Red wine has a nourishing effect
Wine contains sugars, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals.
These are all essential nutrients for the human body. It can be directly absorbed by the body without prior digestion.
Especially for the weak, regular moderate consumption of wine is beneficial to recovering health. The phenolic substances and oligoelements in wine have antioxidant functions, which can prevent the damage caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated in the human body's metabolic process (such as damage to DNA and RNA in cells). This damage is one of the factors leading to some degenerative diseases, such as cataracts, cardiovascular diseases, arteriosclerosis, and aging.
Therefore, regular moderate consumption of wine has the effect of anti-aging and prolonging life.
3. Red wine aids digestion
It is the best beverage to accompany protein-rich meals.
Wine can stimulate the secretion of gastric acid and gastric juice. Every 60-100 grams of wine can increase gastric juice secretion by 120 ml. The tannins in wine can increase the contraction of smooth muscle fibers in the intestinal muscle system and regulate the function of the colon.
It has a certain therapeutic effect on colitis. Sweet white wine contains sorbitol, which aids digestion and prevents constipation.
4. Red wine has a weight-loss effect
Wine has the effect of reducing body weight. Each liter of dry wine contains 525 calories, which is only equivalent to 1/15 of the human body's average daily calorie requirement.
After drinking, wine can be directly absorbed and digested by the body and is completely consumed within 4 hours without causing weight gain.
Therefore, people who regularly drink dry wine can not only supplement the water and various nutrients needed by the body but also help with weight loss.
5. Red wine has a diuretic effect
In some white wines, the content of potassium tartrate, potassium sulfate, and potassium oxide is relatively high, which has a diuretic effect and can prevent edema and maintain the body's acid-base balance.
6. Red wine has a bactericidal effect
People have recognized the bactericidal effect of wine for a long time.
For example: the common cold is a frequent illness. The antibacterial substances in wine have an inhibitory effect on the influenza virus. The traditional method is to drink a glass of hot wine or heat a glass of red wine, beat in an egg, stir it, stop heating, and drink it after it cools slightly.
Research has shown that the bactericidal effect of wine is because it contains antibacterial and bactericidal substances.
7. Red wine can prevent breast cancer
The latest experimental results show: when cancer-induced mice were fed with wine, it was found that wine had a strong inhibitory effect on cancer. Researchers at the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy in the USA found that the strongest anti-cancer activity was in mulberries, peanuts, and grape skins.
American scientists have recently discovered that wine contains a chemical substance that can prevent breast cancer. Roy Williams of the Wine Institute in San Francisco said at a press conference in Washington that they found a substance in red and white wine that has a preventive effect on breast cancer.
The reason this substance has this effect is that it can resist estrogen, and estrogen is related to breast cancer.
8. Red wine can inhibit fat absorption
Japanese scientists discovered that red wine can inhibit fat absorption. In experiments with mice, it was found that after the mice drank wine for a period of time, their absorption of fat in the intestines slowed down. Clinical trials on humans also reached the same conclusion.
The facts mentioned above show that it is no exaggeration to call wine "the oldest beverage and most important medicine that has never been absent or unused throughout the entire history of the world."