Alcohol Benefits

Can you get the health benefits of wine without the alcohol? Red wine is making a lot of news lately for its positive benefits on heart health. Doctors believe it may even be responsible for the so-called French paradox -- people in France eat high-fat diets, but have lower rates of heart disease than Americans do. One reason red wine seems to have beneficial effects is that it contains chemicals called flavonoids, which appear to …

…isn't going to have additional health benefits. Doctors at UT Southwestern Medical Center say you should talk to your doctor before putting yourself on the regimen of a drink a day, especially if you don't already drink. You may have other health problems that could be made worse by alcohol, or alcohol may not have benefits in your case. There are other risks associated with alcohol, like liver disease, alcoholism and some kinds of cancer.