A Glass A Day, Keep Indigestion Away
Over the years there has been both negative and positive findings for the effects of drinking wine on the body. Most people already know about the downsides of drinking the stuff, so are only to happy when some good news in revealed. For example, there was a smile put on lots of people’s faces when news was released saying that those who drunk a glass of red wine each day were reducing their chances of heart attack because their blood was less viscous. Now there maybe another reason to dust of the glassware as scientists have found that wine actually aids digestive function.
A research study was conducted in Manchester, England over a period of two months and monitored peoples digestive functioning when they consumed various quantities of red, white and rosé wine. The results showed that people who consumed one glass of wine each evening had more regular and efficient digestive function. Although white wine and rosé still had a positive effect on digestion, red wine had the biggest impact. Unfortunately, champagne did not seem to help digestion so you can put those champagne glasses away again for the time being. Also, you cannot indulge yourself with wine and expect the same positive effects on digestion, as all the benefits are lost if you exceed more than one glass a day.
Despite the fact that wine has diuretic qualities, it has been argued that it improves digestive transit by relaxing the muscles that surround the walls of the intestine and stomach. What this means is that anything you consume moves through the body with greater ease and no blockages are caused.You should bear in mind however that the research was done over a relatively short period of time and the long term effects of drinking wine on digestion are not known. The overruling advice seems to be that you can enjoy the odd glass of wine without too much issue and it may even be good for you, but if you start feeling unwell or find youself drinking your wine out of glass vases then you may need to see a doctor