UC Davis study examines why red wine causes headaches in some people

(FOX40.COM) - - Scientists at the University of California, Davis, analyzed why some individuals struggle with headaches when consuming percentages of red wine as quickly as 30 minutes after consumption.

Researchers believe that a natural substance discovered in fruit such as the grapes used to make red white wines hinders the proper metabolism of alcohol and can lead to a headache. The research study was published in the journal Scientific Reports.

" When it (natural substance) gets in your bloodstream, your body transforms it to a various kind called quercetin glucuronide," stated wine chemist and matching author Andrew Waterhouse, teacher emeritus with the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology. "In that type, it blocks the metabolic process of alcohol."

According to the UC Davis study, there are still numerous unknowns about the reasons for red white wine headaches. Medical trials on their theory for "wine headaches" are in process at UC Davis San Francisco.