Red wine and beef - an effective combination

What happens when red wine meets beef? Jewish scientists say that if they meet in the stomach, healthy chemical compounds in wine can prevent the formation of harmful substances produced during digestion. fat in meat.

The study - reinforcing the benefits of drinking wine and other polyphenol-rich foods (other natural antioxidants) at meals - was published in the June 11 issue of Agricultural and Food Chemistry of ACS - this magazine is 2 times a week.

In the study, Joseph Kanner and colleagues pointed out that scientists consider the health benefits of wine, including the fight against cancer and cardiovascular disease, due to the amount of polyphenols in alcohol. High wine - these are powerful antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables. However, the body does not easily absorb polyphenols, and scientists wonder how the benefits of these substances are.

Scientists say that red wine may prevent the formation of harmful substances produced during the digestion of fat in meat.(Photo: Corbis)

Researchers have found an explanation from laboratory experiments on rats fed with beef and drinking concentrated wine. Concentrated wine basically reduces the formation of two byproducts of fat digestion - malondialdehyde and hydroperoxide compounds, which are toxic to cells.

Researchers say the stomach acts like a bioreactor, facilitating the benefits of polyphenols. Polyphenols not only work to prevent the formation of cytotoxic toxic compounds but also prevent the absorption of cytotoxic toxic compounds from the stomach into the blood.