Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Leo Bokeria on the benefits of red wine: it's all fiction, drink white wine
Leo Bokeria. Photo: Ilya Pitalev / RIA Novosti
President of the Bakulev National Medical Research Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Leo Bokeria denied the myth about the benefits of red wine. He said in an interview with RIA Novosti that red wine is no longer excreted from the body.
So the heart surgeon answered the question whether there is any benefit from a glass of red wine.
“It's all fiction. Another thing is that it tastes better than white. But if you drink, then drink white wine, ”Boqueria said, adding that white wine has a good diuretic effect and is quickly eliminated from the body.
As proof, he gave an example at Georgian feasts. According to Boqueria, the toastmaster is forced to drink several liters of wine, but he drinks only white wine. “Because if they drank red wine, they would not have lived half their lives. Red wine, and, consequently, alcohol is not excreted from the body for a long time, ”the academician explained.
In early December, Bokeria became the Enlightener of the Year according to the Knowledge Educational Prize. He also received an award for his contribution to education in the field of “Sports and Healthy Lifestyle”.
In July, Bockeria said that the low rates of vaccination against coronavirus in Russia are associated with a low level of understanding of the responsibility of the population. He urged to be responsible not only for yourself, but also for those around you. “Unfortunately, today, somehow the understanding of responsibility not only for oneself, but also for one's family, for others is still at a very low level,” Bokeria said and added that he himself was vaccinated against COVID-19.
