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Paul E. Lehmann

Mark Lipton wrote:

> wrote:
>> On Aug 25, 11:30 pm, davis
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>I would think so. you can drink purple
>>>(concord) grape juice and get similar health
>>>benefits.
>>>
>
>>
>> Concerning grape juice, there is such a thing
>> as RED grape juice which is not the same as
>> regular (purple) grape juice.
>>
>
> But grape juice has been shown to contain far
> less resveratrol -- the compound most often
> implicated in the health benefits ascribed to
> red
> wine -- than wine does. The alcohol of
> fermentation extracts much of the resveratrol
> out of the skins of the grapes, something that
> unfermented grape juice can't accomplish. There
> are other reports, however, suggesting that
> tannins might be responsible for at least one
> aspect of red wine's health benefits, but again
> grape juice is far less tannic than red wine for
> the reasons I described above.
>
> Mark Lipton

Just plain ole alcohol has health benefits when
used in moderation. It is an excellent vaso
dilator which lowers blood pressure. It ain't
found in grape juice.