Red wine vs. red grape juice – which is best for heart health?
An HSI member named John is wondering about wine …
John: ” Can you tell me if you get the same heart benefits from red grape juice as from red wine?”
John is on the right track with red grapes, which contain flavonoids and resveratrol. Both of these compounds are beneficial to heart health. But some red wines contain more of these compounds than others. The same is true of different grape juices.
Also, you’d need to drink a large amount of wine or grape juice to reap significant heart benefits. Needless to say, downing several glasses of wine every day isn’t a good idea. And gulping the same amount of grape juice isn’t good either – too much sugar content.
In other words, there’s no easy answer to John’s question.
What to do? Tomorrow’s Week in Review e-Alert offers a solution to the resveratrol source dilemma, along with a remarkable new study about the effects of resveratrol on menopausal symptoms.
To Your Good Health,
Jenny Thompson
