Dealcoholized red wine containing known amounts of resveratrol suppresses atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic rabbits without affecting plasma lipid levels.
Yazan: admin | 05 September 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Heart Health, Resveratrol
Wang Z, Zou J, Cao K, Hsieh TC, Huang Y, Wu JM. Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, P.R. China. Moderate consumption of red wine is associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). This phenomenon is based on data from epidemiological observations known as the French [...]
Resveratrol Prevents Plaque From Forming In Arteries Regardless of Cholesterol Level
Yazan: admin | 05 September 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Heart Health, Resveratrol
September 6, 2005 For over a decade researchers have debated whether red wine produces health benefits because of its alcohol content, or because of other molecules in red wine. Now researchers at Nanjing Medical University in China report on the use of de-alcoholized red wine and cardiovascular health. Animals were fed alcohol, red wine, de-alcoholized [...]
Resveratrol–a boon for treating Alzheimer’s disease?
Yazan: admin | 03 September 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Alzheimers
Resveratrol, a red wine polyphenol, is known to protect against cardiovascular diseases and cancers, as well as to promote antiaging effects in numerous organisms. It also modulates pathomechanisms of debilitating neurological disorders, such as strokes, ischemia, and Huntington’s disease. The role of resveratrol in Alzheimer’s disease is still unclear, although some recent studies on red [...]
Anti-aging properties of resveratrol: review and report of a potent new antioxidant skin care formulation.
Yazan: admin | 03 September 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: Resveratrol
Resveratrol, an antioxidant polyphenol from red wine, has been the subject of intense interest in recent years due to a range of unique anti-aging properties. These include cardiovascular benefits via increased nitric oxide production, down-regulation of vasoactive peptides, lowered levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein, and cyclooxygenase inhibition; possible benefits on Alzheimer’s disease by breakdown of [...]
Red Wine and Cancer Prevention: Fact Sheet
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Categories: Resveratrol
Key Points Research on the antioxidants found in red wine has shown that they may help inhibit the development of certain cancers. (See Question 1) Resveratrol has been shown to reduce tumor incidence in animals by affecting one or more stages of cancer development. It has been shown to inhibit growth of many types of [...]
