I've been following the studies on the benefits of red wine and resveratrol for several years. There were several well designed studies done that demonstrated that taking resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, blueberries, raspberries and chocolate, mice and rats would have longer lifespans. Recent research was done by Paul Schimmel and Matthew Sajish at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI). This article in today's San Diego Union Tribune by Bradley Fikes summarizes the research and explains that we now have a better understanding of the actual mechanism behind how resveratrol works in the body--and the mechanisms of the cell's DNA.
STUDY: RED WINE CHEMICAL ACTIVATES RESPONSE | UTSanDiego.com
From the studies done several years ago with mice, it appeared that if humans wanted to get health benefits from resveratrol, they would need to take huge amounts of the stuff to be comparable to the amounts that were fed to mice. However, according to these latest studies, apparently only a very small amount of the resveratrol is needed to trigger the good effects of the chemical.
So maybe a glass of red wine with dinner each night is the key to the success of the "Mediterranean diet." and the answer to the "French Paradox" too!
STUDY: RED WINE CHEMICAL ACTIVATES RESPONSE | UTSanDiego.com
From the studies done several years ago with mice, it appeared that if humans wanted to get health benefits from resveratrol, they would need to take huge amounts of the stuff to be comparable to the amounts that were fed to mice. However, according to these latest studies, apparently only a very small amount of the resveratrol is needed to trigger the good effects of the chemical.
So maybe a glass of red wine with dinner each night is the key to the success of the "Mediterranean diet." and the answer to the "French Paradox" too!
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