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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Kate Lloyd

Is it true that … a glass of wine a day is good for your heart?

Illustration of a heart-shaped character drinking a glass of red wine with the speech bubble 'Cheers!'

“People shouldn’t think that drinking wine is good for you,” says Dr Oliver Guttmann, a consultant cardiologist at the Wellington hospital in London.

Alcohol consumption is linked to high blood pressure, liver disease, digestive, mental health and immune system problems, as well as cancer.

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