Drink Red Wine and Live Better (but not longer)
This according to the website of the medical journal Cell Metabolism (as per Wine Spectator online).
Yet another article about resveratrol and its benefits. This one seems to contradict others that suggested that resveratrol extends life expectancy. Here the “researchers said the compound helps keep the bones, eyes, kidneys, heart and other muscles in mice healthier as they age, though without increasing the animals’ overall lifespan”.
The study compared the effects of resveratrol to those of another life enhancing therapy - caloric restriction (CR), a process where one’s diet is reduced by 30 to 40 percent fewer calories. Based on several studies performed on mice, researchers found multiple similarities in their effects.
A nice piece. Check it out. And keep drinking red wine - to your health!
Happy AND HEALTHY wine tasting!
WTG
Tags: caloric restriction, Cell Metabolism, Resveratrol, Wine Spectator
July 28th, 2008 at 2:04 am
Oh I love this stuff! biopsies on mice - cute!
Another benefit of red wine is that it has been shown to have a small increase in HDL, the good cholesterol. HDL decreases the risk of heart disease by picking up your excess cholesterol, and carries it to your liver where it is repackaged and pooped out.
The American Heart Association recommends we can have , in moderation, up to 2 drinks a day for men/ 1 drink for women so you are luckier than us!
1 drink = 4oz for wine. cheers
July 28th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
I love any benefit wine has to give…caloric restriction…what…no..no…just keep exercising!