A glass of wine a day may keep depression away

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4. Happy News for Wine Drinkers

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Happy News for Wine Drinkers

By Jessica Cohen | August 30th, 2013 at 9:36 am



If you have a glass of wine with dinner, or an occasional drink after a particularly bad day, you may to want to raise your glass and give a toast to this news. A new large-scale study out of Spain found that drinking wine in moderation may be associated with a lower risk of developing depression.

When my kids were small and I was working full-time with a crazy long commute and a husband who traveled out of town a lot, the days were stressful, hectic and often ended with a relaxing glass of wine after my children were in bed for the night. These days I am more of a social drinker, who reserves it for a night out with friends. As life has changed that glass of wine is needed less often, but it sure does help put the brakes on a particularly stressful day.

Researchers found that drinking two to seven small glasses of wine per week (note that I just said small glasses), showed the lowest rates of depression.

According to the Wine Institute, United States is the largest wine market for consumption in the world with 19 consecutive years of growth. It has long been known that there are physical health benefits to drinking wine in moderation, but this new study measures its mental health benefits. Some studies had previously shown that heavy alcohol intake is related to mental health issues like depression, the relationship between mental health and light to moderate alcohol consumption had yet to be explored.

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