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Red Wine

People mainly take Red Wine for focus, energy, heart & lipids. Based on 8 first-hand reports and 34 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #1318 of 1,974 overall.

14
User score
Mixed
12% positive25% mixed25% negative38% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 19% are positive.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
34
meta-analyses
194
RCTs
5,137
papers

What Red Wine does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

Nutrition · 2017 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Mediterranean diet and colorectal cancer: A systematic review

Conclusion: At the same time, many clinical studies have reported an association of these components with a reduction in cancer initiation and progression. More clinical studies are needed to identify the precise dose and administration of single agents or their combination to produce a coadjutant treatment to those already applied in chemoprevention and oncologic treatment.

PubMed 28935150 ↗
Cochrane Database Syst Rev · 2019 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Mediterranean-style diet for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Conclusion: Despite the relatively large number of studies included in this review, there is still some uncertainty regarding the effects of a Mediterranean-style diet on clinical endpoints and CVD risk factors for both primary and secondary prevention. The quality of evidence for the modest benefits on CVD risk factors in primary prevention is low or moderate, with a small number of studies reporting minimal harms. There is a paucity of evidence for secondary prevention. The ongoing studies may provide more certainty in the future.

PubMed 30864165 ↗
Cochrane Database Syst Rev · 2013 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
'Mediterranean' dietary pattern for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Conclusion: The limited evidence to date suggests some favourable effects on cardiovascular risk factors. More comprehensive interventions describing themselves as the Mediterranean diet may produce more beneficial effects on lipid levels than those interventions with fewer dietary components. More trials are needed to examine the impact of heterogeneity of both participants and the intervention on outcomes.

PubMed 23939686 ↗

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

moderateas reported
1 dLoccasional
occasionalas reported
2 glassesas reported

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

tachycardia ×1

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

“We know moderate wine consumption is CORRELATED with lower mortality.”
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“I will have a glass of red wine whenever I feel like it (1dl) and an occasional craft beer”
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“alcohol—even in small amounts—can disrupt epigenetic processes and accelerate biological aging”
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“Two glasses of red wine. For some reason they frown upon that at the workplace”
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“The most important dietary source of resveratrol is red wine”
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Top discussions (5)

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