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Is there any health value in drinking ice wine?
The greatest charm of wine lies not only in its delicious taste, but also in its promotion to human health. According to relevant surveys and statistics, the average life expectancy of people living in areas rich in ice wine is longer, which is related to the fact that local residents often drink ice wine, so the average life expectancy of farmers working in grape plantations is over 90 years old. The latest medical research results also show that drinking ice wine often is of great significance to the human body. So what effect does ice wine have on human health? Mainly manifested in the following four points:

The first is to delay aging: the human body, like metal, will gradually "oxidize" in nature. Metal oxidation is yellow rust caused by iron, and copper is patina. The culprit of human oxidation is not oxygen, but oxygen free radical, which is an active gene with unpaired electrons outside the nucleus. The unpaired electrons rampage like small shells, easily causing chemical reactions and damaging important biomolecules such as DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), protein and lipids, thus affecting the transport process of cell membranes, damaging the functions of various tissues and organs, and promoting the aging of the body. Ice wine contains a variety of antioxidants, such as phenols, tannins, flavonoids, vitamin C, vitamin E, trace elements selenium, zinc, manganese, etc., which can eliminate or fight oxygen free radicals, so it has anti-aging and disease prevention effects.

The second is to prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: iced wine can increase high density lipoprotein (HDL) in blood, and the role of HDL is to transport cholesterol from extrahepatic tissues to the liver for metabolism, so it can effectively reduce blood cholesterol and prevent atherosclerosis. Moreover, polyphenols in ice wine can inhibit platelet aggregation and prevent thrombosis. After drinking 18 hours, platelet aggregation can still be continuously inhibited.