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A Glass of Red Wine Equals an Hour at the Gym, New Study Finds

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The “wine equals a workout” study was run on rats.

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A Glass of Red Wine Equals an Hour at the Gym, New Study Finds

The “wine equals a workout” study was run on rats.

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The human dose would be ~1,000 bottles a day. The study’s author says keep exercising.

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