There is no doubt that drinking a lot of red wine is bad for your health. But then the question arises, how much is too much?

In 1994, two Canadian doctors wrote a report stating that “if every adult in North America drank 2 glasses of wine a day, incidents of heart disease would be reduced by 40%.” This was great news for many wine lovers.

As we all know, there are always two sides to every story. In many countries wine consumption is increasing. If the research is to be believed, then this shouldn’t be a big deal. In fact, the main problem arises from the way we drink wine.

Most wine lovers will agree that a bottle of red wine divided between two people is the perfect accompaniment to a good meal. The problem here is that men and women are developing similar drinking habits. But women are not men and will never have the same physique.

The process of breaking down alcohol in the body puts pressure on the liver. If wine is drunk with food, the level of absorption slows down and the liver takes longer to process the alcohol. There is a big difference when a big man drinks half a bottle of wine and when a small woman does. There is not only a difference in their physique, but probably also in what they eat. If this big man orders steak and fries with half a bottle of red wine, then there is a lot of food in the stomach at the same time as the red wine. This means that it is entering the body in a very low concentration.

Let’s imagine that the little woman ate a Caesar salad with her half bottle of wine, her body will be hit by the wine in a much higher concentration and will put her body under considerably more pressure.

So, to get the benefits of wine, we must drink it in moderation. Unfortunately, no one can define that for us. Each and every wine drinker needs to understand how their body processes wine and judge from their lifestyle and physique what is the right amount for them.

So don’t let red wine’s downsides stop you from drinking it. Drinking red wine should be a pleasure, so let the flavonoids help you fight cancer and let red wine reduce your chances of heart disease, just be sensible.