Friday, February 7, 2025

Great News As Drinking Red Wine Is Linked To Less Belly Fat

The study participants' consumption of various alcohols - white wine, red wine, beer, and spirits - was monitored and analysed.

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A new study has pinpointed which type of booze is best for your belly.

The study participants’ consumption of various alcohols – white wine, red wine, beer, and spirits – was monitored and analysed, with the results shedding light on some gratifying news for wine lovers.

Also, what an enjoyable study to take part in. Where do I sign up?

Results showed that drinking red wine has been linked to having less stomach fat.

On the other hand, drinking beer and spirits is linked to elevated levels of visceral fat.

That is the harmful type of fat that is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and other health complications, by the way.

As I said, big news for wine lovers.

In fact, red wine is also associated with protection against harmful fats, reported Business Insider:

Red wine contains organic compounds called polyphenols, and has around 10 times more than white, [registered nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert] said. “Their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties may have preventive and/or therapeutic effects for cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disorders, cancer, and obesity,” she said.

Lambert suggested that red wine drinkers may have less abdominal fat because red wine could be a drink more likely to be consumed in moderation, compared to other types of alcohol which might be consumed in larger quantities.

Everything in moderation, right? Something like that.

For a great red wine to kickstart your own study, cast your eyes towards the Sneeuwkrans Pinot Noir, a complex blend of flavours and aromas, like vivid black cherry, blueberry, and spice with a hint of autumn leaf and graphite.

All I hear in that is health.

While the researchers didn’t find the same results in those who drink white wine, the study did reveal that white wine can provide its own health benefit for older adults:

We found higher bone mineral density among older adults who drank white wine in moderation in our study. And we did not find this same link between beer or red wine consumption and bone mineral density.

Sounds legit.

For those of you keen to help densify your bones, you can enjoy a few sips of the bold but refined nose of orange marmalade on freshly buttered toast in the Serruria Chardonnay. Perhaps the taut and zingy lemon and grapefruit vivacity from the Altima Sauvignon Blanc is more your style.

All of these are on offer via the award-winning Franschhoek winemakers at Anthonij Rupert Wine, who create and house a stellar selection of red and white wines.

Let your summer body start with those winter reds.

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