People who consumed the same grape supplement that is found in red wine decreases their bad cholesterol or LDL by 9%. Excess LDL ends up getting deposited in arterial walls and forming plaque, which causes arteries to stiffen and blood pressure to rise, ultimately leading to heart attacks. Red wine seems to have even more heart-healthy benefits than other types of alcohol.
The antioxidant that is present in red wine can help keep blood vessels flexible and reduce the risk of unwanted clotting that protects your heart. Red wine’s natural compound resveratrol also controls blood sugar to diabetics. Resveratrol-takers who took a 250 mg resveratrol supplement once a day for three months had lower blood glucose levels than those who didn’t take the pill and decreases total cholesterol and systolic blood pressure. It may also be the key to keeping your memory sharp that slow down the formation of beta-amyloid protein found in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s.
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