Here's to the wine that clears your arteries

Australian doctor ups the antioxidants for a tipple that's good for
blood vessels

By Kathy Marks in Sydney
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
It sounds too good to be true, but an Australian doctor insists he
has created the world's healthiest tipple: a wine that cleans the
arteries as you drink it, reducing the risk of heart attack.


Philip Norrie, who owns a vineyard in New South Wales, is producing
wines with up to 100 times the antioxidant content of a standard
drop. He calls them "vascular pipe-cleaners", saying the antioxidant
they contain – resveratrol, which occurs naturally in grapes – helps
to keep blood vessels free of fatty deposits.

Dr Norrie said yesterday that while the positive effects of moderate
wine consumption had long been documented, "the inclusion of such
large quantities of this beneficial antioxidant is very good news for
wine drinkers". He added: "What we've been able to do is boost the
amount of resveratrol in wine – and you won't even know it's there.
You're effectively clearing your arteries while you drink."


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