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Why does wine make you sleepy?

A group of Italian scientists seems to have found the key, discovering that grape skins contain melatonin . It is a hormone that is also produced by the human brain and that regulates sleep and wake cycles . Thus, our melatonin levels rise at night and fall during the day. Researchers have tested eight different types of grapes and in all of them they have verified the existence of this hormone. So, it doesn't matter whether the glass is Merlot or Cabernet.

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