For years it has been heard that A glass of wine a day – especially if red – can have beneficial effects on health. But how true is there in this statement? To try to give a definitive response is a ambitious scientific study started in Spain: is called Anti (University of Navarra Alumni Trialist Initiative) And it is destined to become an international point of reference for moderate alcohol consumption research.
The project, conceived and coordinated by Professor Miguel Ángel Martinez-González, expert in preventive medicine and profound connoisseur of the Mediterranean diet, will involve Ben 10,000 volunteers aged between 50 and 75 years. The goal? Understand if drink in moderation can actually help improve health Or if it is only a legend fueled by tradition and marketing.
The study will take place over four years and provides for a random division of participants into two groups: one will have to completely avoid alcohol consumptionwhile the other will follow one moderate consumption schemein line with the Mediterranean diet, favoring fermented wine and beer during meals. Both groups will be carefully monitored through annual medical checks, detailed questionnaires And Triptral online meetings with health experts.
There will also be a below to investigate the relationship between alcohol and sleep quality
Financed with 2.4 million euros by the European Research Council, the study boasts the participation of over 500 professionalsamong doctors, nutritionists and psychologists. Not only that: the University of Valladolid also manages a parallel subordinates, called the Unoti-Sueño, dedicated to investigating the relationship between alcohol and sleep quality.
The most interesting aspect? The total independence of the study from sponsors or industrial interests. This guarantees the neutrality of the resultswhich could have a significant impact on the Formulation of new health guidelines globally.
For those who consume alcohol in moderation, Uniti represents an opportunity to participate in a cutting -edge project, helping a research that aims to clarify one of the most discussed issues of public health. Will it finally be the end of the myth of the “glass a day” or a scientific consecration of it? The next few years will say it.
