Category Archives: Wine

Wine Polyphenols: Contributions to Taste

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Robert Barrington

Polyphenols are secondary metabolites produced by plants. When animals and humans eat plants they absorb the polyphenols and obtain health effects. Polyphenols are antioxidants and anti-inflammatory in nature and this confers protection to the consumer. However, polyphenols are also important … Continue reading →

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The Metabolic Effects of Various Drinks

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Robert Barrington

While much of the attention in nutritional circles is given to foods and their metabolic effects, drinks too can play an important role in human health. Although there are many drinks available to humans, in truth we tend to consume … Continue reading →

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Alcohol: To Your Good Health!

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Current mainstream medical advice is to limit alcohol intake. However, these recommendations are controversial as much higher intakes than are recommended appear to be protective of health. While overconsumption of alcoholic beverages is associated with a deterioration of health, it … Continue reading →

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Is Red Wine a Fat Burner?

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Flavonoids And Type 2 Diabetes

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Plant foods are good for the health. This is well established in the nutritional literature. What is not well established is the reason for the protective effects of plants in human nutrition. Plant foods comprise of complex tissues that contain … Continue reading →

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More on Alcohol and Omega 3 Fatty Acids Metabolism: This Time Wine

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Alcohol shows favourable effects on lipoprotein concentrations because it is associated with an increase in high density lipoprotein (HDL). This has been suggested to be the reason for its beneficial effects on cardiovascular disease. However, consumption of ethanol has been … Continue reading →

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Red Wine: Gut Bacteria Modulator

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Red wine is difficult to study scientifically because it is a highly complex mixture of chemical compounds, that changes composition over time and which shows variety between different wine types. However, generally research investigating the effects of red wine have … Continue reading →

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The Mediterranean Diet and Mortality

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Robert Barrington

The Mediterranean diet is the traditional diet of populations living in southern Europe and parts of North Africa. The diet consists of high intakes of whole grains, olives, extra virgin olive oil, fish and red wine, with low intakes of … Continue reading →

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Red Wine Prevents Lipid Peroxidation

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Systemic inflammation and oxidative stress are increasingly being associated with obesity and cardiovascular disease. Antioxidants may be protective of cardiovascular disease because they decrease free radical damage to the endothelial lining of the arteries or the susceptibility for low density … Continue reading →

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The Phenolic Content of Red Wine

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Robert Barrington

Wine is a complex mixture of phenolic compounds which have not yet been fully characterised. Plant phenolics are good in vivo antioxidants and also though to be able to modulate gene expression. These effects confer health benefits to those who … Continue reading →

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