The wine is altering the blood lipid levels. In essence, it keeps the blood vessels clean. Wine and Ulcer Prevention Newsweek reported in May 99 that a recent study showed how wine helps prevent ulcers. In a study of 1800 people, the scientists tested for the presence of helico bacterpylori , which causes ulcer infections. Wine and Cancer Recent studies show that wine helps fight cancer.
Wine contains resveratrol which helps supress cancer.
The red grapes that go into red wine also have bioflavonoids , which are antioxidants and help prevent cancer to begin with. Third, as a stress fighter, wine is also shown to help cancer patients by relaxing them and helping them fight their disease. This keeps the arteries clean. Note that this helps with the common ischemic stroke, but not with the rare hemorrhagic stroke, which is sudden bleeding in the brain. Wine as a Soother Wine is a calming influence, something which may seem incidental but should not be forgotten.