TY - JOUR
T1 - Mediterranean way of drinking and longevity
AU - Bavaresco, Luigi
AU - Giacosa, Attilio
AU - Barale, Roberto
AU - Faliva, Milena Anna
AU - Gerbi, Vincenzo
AU - La Vecchia, Carlo
AU - Negri, Eva
AU - Opizzi, Annalisa
AU - Perna, Simone
AU - Pezzotti, Mario
AU - Rondanelli, Mariangela
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The relation between alcohol consumption and mortality is a J-shaped curve in most of the many
studies published on this topic. The Copenhagen Prospective Population Studies demonstrated in
the year 2000 that wine intake may have a beneficial effect on all cause mortality that is additive
to that of alcohol. Wine contains various poliphenolic substances which may be beneficial for
health and in particular flavonols (such as myricetin and quercetin), catechin and epicatechin,
proanthocyanidins, anthocyanins, various phenolic acids and the stilbene resveratrol. In
particular, resveratrol seems to play a positive effect on longevity because it increases the
expression level of Sirt1, besides its antioxidant , anti-inflammatory and anticarcinogenic
properties. Moderate wine drinking is part of the Mediterranean diet, together with abundant and
variable plant foods, high consumption of cereals, olive oil as the main (added) fat and a low
intake of (red) meat. This healthy diet pattern involves a “Mediterranean way of drinking”, that
is a regular, moderate wine consumption mainly with food (up to two glasses a day for men and
one glass for women). Moderate wine drinking increases longevity, reduces the risk of
cardiovascular diseases and does not appreciably influence the overall risk of cancer.
AB - The relation between alcohol consumption and mortality is a J-shaped curve in most of the many
studies published on this topic. The Copenhagen Prospective Population Studies demonstrated in
the year 2000 that wine intake may have a beneficial effect on all cause mortality that is additive
to that of alcohol. Wine contains various poliphenolic substances which may be beneficial for
health and in particular flavonols (such as myricetin and quercetin), catechin and epicatechin,
proanthocyanidins, anthocyanins, various phenolic acids and the stilbene resveratrol. In
particular, resveratrol seems to play a positive effect on longevity because it increases the
expression level of Sirt1, besides its antioxidant , anti-inflammatory and anticarcinogenic
properties. Moderate wine drinking is part of the Mediterranean diet, together with abundant and
variable plant foods, high consumption of cereals, olive oil as the main (added) fat and a low
intake of (red) meat. This healthy diet pattern involves a “Mediterranean way of drinking”, that
is a regular, moderate wine consumption mainly with food (up to two glasses a day for men and
one glass for women). Moderate wine drinking increases longevity, reduces the risk of
cardiovascular diseases and does not appreciably influence the overall risk of cancer.
KW - longevity
KW - wine
KW - longevity
KW - wine
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/72045
U2 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2012.747484
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2012.747484
M3 - Article
SP - 1
EP - 22
JO - Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
JF - Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
SN - 1040-8398
ER -