Wine
may be better for you if you exercise!
From the European
Society of Cardiology, via EurekAlert
Wine only protects against cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people
who exercise, according to results from the In Vino Veritas (IVV) study
presented at ESC Congress today by Professor Milos Taborsky from the Czech
Republic.
Professor Taborsky said: "This is the first randomised trial
comparing the effects of red and white wine on markers of atherosclerosis (1)
in people at mild to moderate risk of CVD. We found that moderate wine drinking
was only protective in people who exercised. Red and white wine produced the
same results."
The IVV study (2) is the first long-term, prospective randomised
trial comparing the effect of red and white wine on markers of atherosclerosis.
The study included 146 people with mild to moderate risk of cardiovascular
disease according to the HeartScore (3). Participants were randomised to one
year of moderate consumption of red wine (Pinot Noir) or white wine
(Chardonnay-Pinot) from the same year and wine region of the Czech Republic.
"The only positive and continuous result was in the subgroup
of patients who took more exercise, which means regular exercise at least twice
a week, plus the wine consumption.
In this group HDL cholesterol increased and
LDL and total cholesterol decreased in the
red and white wine groups.
There may be some synergy between the
low dose of ethyl alcohol in wine and exercise which is protective against
CVD."
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