I have been in the wine business for over a decade. Because of my profession, I have taken numerous classes, received several certifications, and tried thousands of wines over the years. I definitely practice what I preach: I am a daily consumer of wine—just a glass or so during the week, maybe two or three on the weekends.
With that said, it was a very good day when I read the news of this study that says women who drink alcohol tend to be thinner than those that don’t. It was a study of twenty thousand women out of a Boston hospital. Over thirteen years, the ones that drank in moderation were thinner than the ones that didn’t. Yee-haw!
But if looking good in skinny jeans is not good enough for you … there are many other health benefits of wine. In 1991, the “French Paradox” story aired on 60 Minutes. Red wine sales boomed, and the health benefits of wine in moderation were the talk of the town. Other health benefits of wine have since emerged. They include:
- Women wine drinkers have fewer kidney stones.
- Moderate wine consumption reduces risk of stroke.
- Studies link moderate alcohol usage to life longevity.
- Drinking wine can reduce chance of upper digestive tract cancers.
- Antioxidants in wine can reduce the occurrence of cancer in general.
- Moderate wine drinkers have a lower chance of getting diabetes.
