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Non-alcoholic wine lowers blood pressure
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
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People at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease have lowered and stabilized their blood pressure after drinking non-alcoholic red wine daily for four weeks, according to the American Heart Association's journal Circulation Research.
Non-alcoholic red wine increased the levels of nitric oxide in the body of the study participants. Thus, red wine helped to lower both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
Nitric oxide is a molecule in the human body that helps blood vessels relax and allow more blood to reach the heart and other organs.
The study involved 67 men with diabetes and three or more risk factors for cardiovascular disease. All men ate their usual diet without restrictions and drank small amounts of one of the following drinks: red wine, non-alcoholic red wine or gin. They drank each drink in rotation for four weeks.
Regular red wine and non-alcoholic wine contained equal amounts of polyphenol, an antioxidant that lowers blood pressure.
During the red wine phase, the participants' blood pressure dropped only slightly, while gin drinking had no effect at all. However, non-alcoholic wine showed excellent results. This drink effectively reduced both systolic and diastolic blood pressure in men. According to the researchers' calculations, thanks to this, it reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease by 14 percent, and the risk of stroke by 20 percent.
Scientists have concluded that the alcohol in red wine weakens its ability to lower blood pressure. At the same time, it is the polyphenols that remain in the wine after the alcohol is removed that are most likely the beneficial elements that have a beneficial effect on the health of the human cardiovascular system.
This study was conducted by Gemma Chiva Blanch, Mireia Urpi Sarda, Emilio Ros, Sara Arranz, Palmira Valderas Martinez, Rosa Casas, Emilio Sacanella, Rafael Llorach, Rosa Lamuela Raventos, Cristina Andrés Lacueva and Ramón Estruch.
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