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Just for clarification, no research (I'm aware of) has indicated that one cup of red wine has measurable health benefits above not drinking at all. The research suggests that if you must drink, then one cup of wine will have some positive impacts in addition to the negative impacts.

That said, I dunno if I'd be so strongly swayed either way by any single event without any real negative consequences such as you say here.




> (I'm aware of) has indicated that one cup of red wine has measurable health benefits above not drinking at all.

There are various studies floating about. The part that has me sceptical is that they don't seem to account for whether it's in a social setting. i.e. is it the wine or is the being with friends and having a laugh


Rather, they should account for the wine being consumed with food rather than alone, e.g., before bed like OP above.

Consuming with food had metabolic side affects and is broken down differently and so could have less negative impact than when drunk alone.




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