The advantages and disadvantages of wine

Wine is a type of alcohol made from grapes, and it is also a type of alcohol that many people like to drink. In addition to its good taste, this kind of wine also has certain nutritional value. Drinking it in moderation is also very beneficial to human health, especially for women, as it can nourish qi and blood circulation, and beautify the skin. Of course, drinking wine also has certain disadvantages. Below, we will introduce the advantages and disadvantages of drinking wine in detail.

1. Benefits of drinking wine

1. Wine is the only alkaline alcoholic beverage that can neutralize the acidic substances such as fish, meat, rice, and wheat that modern people eat every day;

2. Wine is rich in vitamins and minerals, which can lower blood cholesterol and effectively prevent heart disease and high blood pressure;

3. Red wine can promote blood circulation, prevent coronary heart disease, and also fight cancer, anti-aging, and anti-platelet aggregation to prevent blood vessel obstruction;

4. Red wine can prevent arteriosclerosis and maintain vascular permeability;

5. Red wine can effectively prevent tooth decay and radiation damage;

6. Drinking wine is beneficial for women with mild anemia. It can nourish qi and blood circulation, beautify the skin, make the skin elastic, and can make the oil in dishes disappear, promoting gastrointestinal digestion.

7. Drinking a moderate amount of wine every day can significantly reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease.

Second, the disadvantages of drinking wine:

1. Wine contains alcohol. Drinking too much wine will increase the burden on the heart and is not good for the heart, brain, liver, and pancreas.

2. If wine is not properly paired with food, the nutritional value of the food will be reduced. For example, consuming coffee, seaweed, tea, black fungus, pork liver, etc. with red wine will reduce the body's absorption of iron.

Three or four types of people should not drink wine

1. Pregnant women

Some sommeliers believe that a small amount of wine consumed by pregnant women will not harm their own health or the health of the fetus, but other medical researchers have warned expectant mothers that even a small amount of alcohol in the body of a pregnant woman may cause harm to the fetus, especially to the fetal brainstem nerves, which can easily lead to intellectual disabilities, lower IQ and ADHD after the fetus is born.

2. Patients with arteriosclerosis

Although wine can prevent arteriosclerosis, for people who already have artery disease and vascular stenosis, if they drink too much red wine, it will not only be detrimental to the blood supply function, but also the alcohol itself will increase blood lipids and promote arteriosclerosis.

3. Patients with stomach problems

Although wine can help protect the stomach and intestines and aid digestion, patients with existing gastrointestinal diseases, especially severe stomach diseases, should not drink wine, otherwise it will easily irritate the stomach and aggravate the condition.

4. Patients with liver disease

Generally speaking, drinking wine in moderation is good for health for normal people because the liver can metabolize and detoxify alcohol in the body. However, the liver function of patients with liver disease (including chronic viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, drug-induced liver disease, and fatty liver) has been damaged to a greater or lesser extent, and their ability to detoxify alcohol is weaker than that of normal people. Therefore, patients with liver disease are not suitable for drinking wine.