The Popularity of Red Wine with Women

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Drinking was always dominated by men. It’s kind of a double standard where it was perfectly okay for men to drink while the women stay at home and tend to the house. Well, that was then and this is now. I’m not saying that the double standard has disappeared completely, however, women drinking is much more socially acceptable now in modern society.

The truth is, it’s still a man’s world when it comes to drinking alcoholic beverages. In the UK, Germany and France, the disparity in genders are so far apart when it comes to drinking. Germany leads with the biggest gender gap with 61% of German women drinking alcohol, compared to some 80% of German men.

This number is not so bad compared to recent decades. Just try and search for “Wine” and “Women” on Google and you will come up with 437,000,000 search results. I believe that the popularity of wine with women are for two reasons. One, is certainly the empowerment of women today. Two, is for health reasons that red wine benefits women.

Health benefits of red wine for women

1. Health of the heart – Red wine prevents bad cholesterol while facilitating the numbers of good cholesterol in the body.

2. It fights blood clots – Fibrinogen is something that wine prevents in the body. This protein when prevented will reduce blood clots in the body.

3. Healthier and longer life – Red wine is said to contain resveratrol which is researched to increase life expectancy and an overall increase in the quality of life.

4. Lowers blood pressure – Red wine is known to lower blood pressure and fight hypertension.

The flip side
Although drinking red wine can help women in a lot of ways, moderation is still a rule of thumb. There is a flip side, a caveat if you will, from drinking a lot of red wine. Unfortunately, there are studies that linked cancer and drinking of red wine. Actually, just drinking alcoholic beverages in general is linked to an increase rate in cancer.

Aside from this, the empty calories in Red Wine can cause obesity. The American Heart Association recommends one or two glasses a day for men and one drink a day for women.

If you are really looking for a healthy alternative to red wine, then most doctors would suggest that you try exercise and adding fruits and vegetables in your diet.

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