Does Wine Slow Biological Aging?
A recent study published in the International Journal of Public Health found that moderate wine intake can be a boon for longevity and biological aging, or the age of our cells and organs. But before you open another bottle, there is a catch about overall wine consumption.
Moderate wine intake as part of a Mediterranean diet has been associated with several cardiovascular benefits, despite ongoing debate about the overall health benefits of drinking wine and alcohol in general. The research team decided to look into the relationship between wine and overall health, for both biological and chronological age.
While chronological age is how many years we’ve been alive, biological age is a better determinant of health risks and how long we’ll live. Researchers divided 22,495 adults into five groups based on drinking habits: abstainers, former drinkers, moderate according to national guidelines (two drinks for men and one for women per day), moderate according to Mediterranean Diet criteria and heavy drinkers.
Excerpted from the New York Post
