Does red wine keep the doctor away?

We answer the famous question: "Does a glass of red wine a day keep the doctor away?"

A 1991 CBS broadcast analyzed the correlation between mortality and cardiovascular disease and the consumption of saturated fats; the rate was high in all countries whose diet led to overconsumption, except for the Toulouse region – a phenomenon known as the "French Paradox".
By examining the habits of the population, an explanation was found in the moderate but regular and daily consumption of red wine.
Following this investigation, researchers began analyzing the components of wine in an attempt to isolate their preventive effects on cardiovascular disease.
The conclusion reached was that resveratrol (a phytoalexin with antimicrobial activity), found in grape skins, was the elixir against "heart problems".

The resveratrol content is higher in red wines. The effect of this substance prevents the oxidation of bad cholesterol while promoting greater production of the good kind.
It was thanks in particular to the studies of Professor Dipak Das that pills and supplements rich in resveratrol began to proliferate.
One of the wines with the highest content of this substance is Negroamaro.
As a result, rates of cardiovascular disease and mortality linked to the consumption of saturated fats dropped worldwide and ceased to be a problem… or perhaps not!
Professor Das had in fact falsified around 24 studies published in 2002 in order to promote dedicated supplements, also touting other beneficial effects of the substance such as extended life expectancy and chemotherapeutic properties.
Resveratrol is a genuinely useful polyphenolic substance, but its "merits" were greatly exaggerated for purely commercial purposes.
The mechanisms by which alcohol interacts with the bloodstream are still not fully understood.