Five Benefits of Consuming Champagne

Champagne is not only delicious but also beneficial. Some of the health benefits of this drink are related to health. As confirmed by scientists and researchers at the University of Reading, UK.

All our lives we think that alcohol is not good for us and now we find out that at least champagne is almost medicinal.

Benefits of champagne:

1. Take care of our heart

The fact that wine is good for the heart is something that everyone knows and there is no room for discussion. Since champagne is just a sparkling wine, it makes sense that it has the same properties.

Some studies confirm that champagne contains a lot of polyphenols, bioactive compounds with antioxidants, found mainly in red grapes, but also those in white, even if less. Their beneficial effects? They are useful against the development of cardiovascular disease because they reduce blood pressure.

2. Improves the appearance of the skin

Here, in addition to traditional skincare products, we can use champagne. Yes, you read that right, I wrote champagne. We just need to apply it with a piece of cotton wool on the face, neck, and décolleté, and … the skin cleansing is ready!

Champagne detoxifies the skin with antioxidants and tartaric acid, helping to balance skin tone. For those with oily skin, the antibacterial properties of champagne make it healthier and firmer.

3. With champagne, we "get drunk" faster

Champagne comes to our minds easier and faster than any other alcoholic beverage. The truth is that this is a health-related benefit, but one that may be appealing to those who enjoy the feeling of "joy" that alcohol brings. A glass of champagne can be our ally at those parties full of strangers that we sometimes feel compelled to attend.

The bubbles are responsible for this. According to a study by the University of Oxford, champagne bubbles make it reach the bloodstream faster than other alcoholic beverages. The result of carbonation, which accelerates the passage of alcohol from the stomach into the small intestine. In short, champagne disinhibits us faster.

4. Contains fewer calories than other alcoholic beverages

Many alcoholic beverages are high in calories that do not provide any nutrients to our bodies. The calories we put into our bodies when we drink a glass of wine, a beer, or any other strength are empty. One of the most direct consequences is weight gain and weight gain. Unless you are one of those with a fast and enviable metabolism, of course!

For those of us who like to drink alcohol (we recommend moderate consumption), we better do it with champagne, because another benefit of it is its low-calorie content. A glass of champagne contains less than 12 grams of residual sugar per liter, which is between 80 and 100 calories, while a pint of beer or a cocktail with rum, to name a few, contains 150 and 175, respectively. of calories.

5. Increases memory and spatial vision

It seems that the two types of grapes used in the production of champagne, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, contain components that improve retention capacity and spatial vision and that consuming three glasses of champagne a week could help delay degenerative brain diseases, such as senile dementia.

This is the conclusion reached by the team of researchers at the University of Reading, UK, after experimenting on rodents who were given champagne daily for six weeks.

Rodents have shown a 20% increase in retention capacity, verified by tests in a maze that they completed with greater success than others.

The results of the research are interesting because they illustrate, for the first time, that moderating champagne consumption has the potential to influence cognitive functioning and memory.