According to the researchers, "there is no doubt that excessive alcohol consumption has serious health consequences. However, the effects of moderate and responsible wine consumption are still the subject of debate in the scientific community. The results of this study and others should help to place moderate wine consumption in its rightful place as an element of the Mediterranean diet, considered to be the healthiest in the world." ​​​​​​​

Analysis of the data shows that light wine consumption (between one glass per week and less than half a glass per day) reduces the risk of having a cardiovascular complication by 38%, but this reduction reaches 50% when consumption is moderate (between half a glass and one glass per day). However, when consumption exceeds one drink per day, the protective effect disappears.

The researchers also warn that "when we talk about moderate wine consumption, it is always with meals, never between meals."