It is always a good day when you sift through the news and find that rare article that puts a smile on your face. Today’s article is about the health benefits of pairing red wine with red meat. Apparently, when “the two mix in the stomach, compounds in the wine thwart the formation of harmful chemicals that are released when meat is digested…The digestion of high-fat foods such as red meat releases oxidising toxins. One in particular, called malondialdehyde, is implicated in arteriosclerosis, cancer, diabetes and a host of other serious diseases…if the polyphenols [found in red wines] arrive in the stomach at the moment when the fats are releasing malondialdehyde and its kin, then this might stop these toxic materials from getting any farther into the body.“
Red Wine, You Had Me At Hello
July 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment