Red Wine Can Help Fight Obesity

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One of the most interesting findings of the research on the properties of red wine are the benefits of resveratrol, a compound found largely in the skin of red grapes. He came to the attention of the scientists there are only four years, however, as a possible explanation for the "French paradox" - the low incidence of heart disease among the French, a diet that consume relatively rich in fat. Today is promoted by manufacturers and by scientific researchers as an antioxidant, an anti-cancer study and a phytoestrogen.

The resveratrol from wine is linked to the duration of the grape skins are present during fermentation. The concentration is significantly higher than in red wine than white wine because the skin is removed before, in the production of white wine, reduce the amount extracted.

A recent study on resveratrol by the National Institute on Aging shows at Harvard Medical School study carried out that their results could, in future, obese people to help.

To assess the impact of the molecule in mammals study, Dr Rafael de Cabo, the center, as performed at the age of mice fed a diet rich in calories, with 60 per cent of calories from fat. They have a lot of mouse problems in human beings in a similar plan, including obesity, insulin resistance and heart disease. The interesting finding was that mice, resveratrol is not a meal to lose weight, but has a decrease in blood glucose levels, healthier hearts and liver tissue show and fed to the engine performance improved compared to the same mice with one, but without the supplement. They also found the chemical was to improve the life span of mice. Researchers believe that resveratrol reduced the risk of death in mice, approximately 31%, a point similar to the life expectancy of mouse standard diet. The exact mechanism of the chemical industry is still unknown, but the researchers believe it may activate a gene called SIRT1, which is connected to a family of proteins that are allegedly associated with longevity.

David Sinclair, associate professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School, who also said in the study: "The benefits of the" Healthspan "We have treated obese mice with resveratrol ie positive clinical indicators and May that we humans age-related diseases how to avoid type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer, but only time and more research will tell. "

The reactions of the scientific world in the study are positive. Professor Peter Rabinovitch, University of Washington, suggested that "next step for researchers should study the effects of the chemical in humans. Professor Steve Bloom, head of a group of obesity research at Imperial College London, UK, said:" When we speak of the idea go out that it is an evolutionary advantage in life expectancy of each species, and that it related to abundance or scarcity of food in the context. This document is very interesting - it could be the year of breakthrough with enormous potential for the treatment of humans.

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