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  2. What Happens to Your Body When You Drink a Glass of Wine ...

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    A number of studies have linked red wine consumption with heart health benefits, including reduced LDL (known as “bad”) cholesterol levels, better blood pressure and blood vessel function and ...

  3. Is red wine good for your heart? Consider this wisdom ... - AOL

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    Red wine contains resveratrol, London told his followers. ... It "has been shown that this can cause dilation of blood vessels, make platelets slippery so that you don't get the blockages in the ...

  4. Health effects of wine - Wikipedia

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    A glass of red wine. The health effects of wine are mainly determined by its active ingredient – alcohol. [1] [2] Preliminary studies found that drinking small quantities of wine (up to one standard drink per day for women and one to two drinks per day for men), particularly of red wine, may be associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular diseases, cognitive decline, stroke, diabetes ...

  5. Experts Dish on the Truth Behind Common Alcohol Myths

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    Many restaurants pour 7 to 8 ounces of wine for their guests rather than 5 ounces, and many wines are often well over the 12% alcohol level. ... meaning it dilates blood vessels and causes ...

  6. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption - Wikipedia

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    Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure fell when they were measured couple of hours after alcohol consumption. However, the longer term measurement (20 hours average) showed a modest but statistically significant increase in blood pressure: a 2.7 mmHg rise in systolic blood pressure and 1.4 mmHg rise in diastolic blood pressure. [60]

  7. Vasoconstriction - Wikipedia

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    For example, vasoconstriction is a hypothermic preventative in which the blood vessels constrict and blood must move at a higher pressure to actively prevent a hypoxic reaction. ATP is used as a form of energy to increase this pressure to heat the body. Once homeostasis is restored, the blood pressure and ATP production regulates.

  8. 12 Foods That Can Cause a Headache or Migraine - AOL

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    This chemical causes blood vessels to constrict and then dilate, which results in a pounding headache and migraine. ... Wine nights sound great until you wake up with a pounding head. If you're ...

  9. Vasodilation - Wikipedia

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    Normal blood vessel (left) vs. vasodilation (right) Vasodilation, also known as vasorelaxation, is the widening of blood vessels. [1] It results from relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, in particular in the large veins, large arteries, and smaller arterioles. [2]