A glass of wine a day may keep depression away [View all]
Source: Medical News Today
Researchers say that drinking 2 to 7 glasses of wine a week may reduce the risk of depression.
We have all heard that drinking a glass of red wine in moderation may be good for our health. But now, researchers have found that drinking wine may also reduce the risk of depression, according to a study published in the journal BMC Medicine.
Researchers from Spain analyzed 2,683 men and 2,822 women over a 7-year period from the PREDIMED Trial - a study that conducts research around nutrition and cardiovascular risk.
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The findings of the study revealed that those who drank moderate amounts of alcohol (5 to 15 g a day) were less likely to suffer from depression.
Additionally, those who drank a moderate amount of wine on a weekly basis (two to seven small glasses a week), were found to have an even lower risk of depression.
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Previous research from the PREDIMED trial has suggested that low-moderate amounts of alcohol could protect against heart disease, and the study authors say the process may be linked:
"Unipolar depression and cardiovascular disease are likely to share some common pathophysiological mechanisms.
Moderate alcohol intake, especially alcohol from wine, has been repeatedly reported to be inversely associated with the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Some of the responsible mechanisms for this inverse association are likely to be involved also in a reduced risk of depression."
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