date:May 03, 2016
l ability to relax, or vasodilate. Traditional cardiovascular risk factors, such as smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes, promote this detrimental process. Both the alcohol and polyphenolic compounds found in red wine appear to favorably maintain healthy blood vessels (vasculature) by promoting the formation of nitric oxide (NO), the key chemical relaxing factor that plays a pivotal role in the regulation of vascular tone. NO protects against vascular injury, inhibits the