The weekend is here! This weekend, if you have plans to relax and knock back a glass of vino while kicking back with family and friends, you can rest assured knowing that moderate consumption of red wine can help prevent cancer and heart disease.

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A votre sante! Wine expert Joe Bastianich, diet and fitness advisor Joy Bauer tell NBC TODAY Show’s Hoda Kotb about the health benefits of having a glass.

So what have we learned?

Alcohol in general boosts HDLs or ‘good’ cholesterols – fat traveling away from the heart – and that’s cardio protective!
Wine, especially red wine, contains phyto nutrients – plant compounds which acts as antioxidants. Antioxidants prevent cellular damage all over the body. Resveratrol is one of those very antioxidants found [...]