Is drinking a glass of red wine per day healthy for you?

I heard that drinking a glass of red wine per day is good for your heart. However, I also read that excessive alcohol consumption can cause digestive cancers and liver disease. Thus, is it better to stay away from red wine completely or do the benefits to the heart outweigh the risk to the digestive system and liver? Thanks.|||There are many variables to consider, your glass (portion size), your own body size and gender, when you are drinking it and how well you keep yourself hydrated.





The health benefit of red wine comes from tannin, a component that gives red wine its color (and why white wines aren't mentioned for the health benefit). You can easily get the benefit from pills made with concentrated tannin. It's cheaper and more effective. Basically, drink wine only because you like the taste, and whatever benefit comes from it is simply a bonus.





To mediate the negative effects of alcohol from red wine, it's best to drink your glass while you are eating a meal, and keep yourself well hydrated throughout the day.|||It's been proven that drinkers live longer than non-drinkers - but different studies have defined "drinkers" as 2-3 drinks a night to 2-3 drinks per month, so it's still unclear how much you should actually drink|||I drink a 12 pack of beer per day and I'm having a great time.|||two glass of wine - white or red is beneficial.