Michael Kelly Mort Kondracke Ch. I heard that drinking wine isn't a problem unless you overdo it. I am a wine drinker, but I do not want to put myself in harm's way.
Alcohol can also inhibit the rate at which the platelets in the blood clump together.
These effects protect against heart disease, and they are apparent whether you are drinking wine or another kind of alcohol. Red wine contains a number of other compounds, and ongoing research suggests that these components are capable of providing a number of additional health benefits. Overall data show that moderate wine drinkers live longer than abstainers and those who drink heavily. As for the cancer connection, a number of population studies have shown a correlation between alcohol consumption and increased breast-cancer risk. It is important to appreciate that heart disease represents a much, much greater risk to a woman's health than breast cancer, but it seems wholly inappropriate to be put in a position of trading one risk for another.