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Article: Red Wine, Garlic Help Keep Heart in Shape
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- January 23, 1994
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CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. Lovers of red wine and garlic-rich foods
have reason to rejoice: Research shows that both help to keep the
heart running smoothly.
Previous research has shown that red wine - particularly French
red wine - has a protective effect on the heart.
But in contrast to some experts who have suggested that alcohol
somehow lowers "bad" LDL cholesterol and raises "good" HDL
cholesterol, new research shows that red wine can prevent the
formation of blood clots, which are especially harmful in people
whose arteries are already clogged with fatty plaques.
The clots form when blood components called platelets stick to
the walls of arteries.
John D. Folts, a professor of ...