Studies suggest that moderate wine consumption improves glucose metabolism and increases beneficial cholesterol (HDL) in diabetic patients, said the president of the International Congress Wine and Health (wine and health), Rosa María Lamuela.
The expert made these statements at the beginning of the Congress, which is celebrated this weekend for the first time in Spain and that brings together more than 200 specialists, experts in research on wine and nutrition, who will present the latest scientific studies on the effects on the effectsof this drink in health.
The doctor is a member of the Department of Nutrition, Food and Gastronomy Sciences of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Barcelona.
He indicated that wine polyphenols, more present in red, but also in whites and to a lesser extent in pink, are beneficial for their protective effect in relation to diabetes, as found in the latest research on this disease.
During the Congress, which brings together world experts in the field of medicine, nutrition, dietary and food, it will also be shown that "there is no study that demonstrates that the consumption of wine fattens", according to Lamuela, forWho is true that "it is alcohol and has calories", but "there is no correlation between weight and wine increase."
He said that it must always be a "moderate consumption" of wine, which is established in two daily glasses for men and one for women, preferably during food intake, more recommended in dinners, and they should never be overcomeThe four glasses taken in a single batch.
The expert stressed that to obtain all the beneficial effects of wine, it must be accompanied by a Mediterranean diet.
"The human organism is very complex and very special, which does not respond the same as a machine that measures calories," he said, so he ruled out that the weight gain could be attributed only to wine.
Among these beneficial effects of moderate consumption, he mentioned the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, and also its probiotic properties since it favors a healthy microbiota or microflora healthy.
This congress will also analyze the connection of wine with cardiovascular and coronary heart disease, which is the most studied issue and the one with the highest scientific basis.
This doctor recalled that the wine exerts a cardioprotective role, is antioxidant and anti -inflammatory, so their consumption is recommended at night to patients who have suffered a heart attack or an angina in chest, since it helps to be better.
In addition, moderate consumers of wine are 25% longest and suffer fewer diseases than excessive abstemity or drinkers, Lamuela said.
According to their data, Spanish women enjoy one of the world's greatest life hopes, but only 25% of this greater longevity can be attributed to the wine.It also collaborates the Mediterranean diet with the consumption of olive oil and fresh fruits and vegetables.
Source: EFE
