Why Red Wine Should Be Yourbr Stay-At-Home Drink of Choice.br As many people in the United States continue tobr find themselves stuck at home, alcohol sales havebr unsurprisingly seen a drastic increase.br Online alcohol orders rose a whoppingbr 243 percent in the week ending March 21,br compared to the same period last year.br According to a study conducted bybr researchers at Kings College London,br you may want to consider choosing redbr wine as your lockdown drink of choice.br The study found that in a group of 916br women, those who drank red wine displayedbr a more diverse gut microbiome (GM).br Moderate red wine consumption is associated with greater diversity and a healthier gut microbiota that partly explain its long debated beneficial effects on health, Dr. Caroline Le Roy, via ‘Women’s Health’.br The GM plays a significant role in a person’s body, as its health directly plays a role in the effectiveness of the immune system and vice versa.br However, lead author Dr. Caroline Le Roybr stressed that “moderation” is key, as anbr infrequent glass was found to still providebr the same health benefits.br Drinking red wine rarely, such asbr once every two weeks, seems tobr be enough to observe an effect, Dr.