Posted on 06/21/2011 6:04:53 PM PDT by decimon
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida review of research finds the polyphenol compound known as resveratrol found in red wine, grapes and other fruits may not prevent old age, but it might make it more tolerable.
News stories have long touted resveratrol as a cure for various diseases and a preventative against aging.
”We’re all looking for an anti-aging cure in a pill, but it doesn’t exist. But what does exist shows promise of lessening many of the scourges and infirmities of old age,” said UF exercise psychologist Heather Hausenblas, one of the researchers involved in the study.
A comprehensive review of human clinical research on resveratrol has found it has “anti-aging, anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties,” but more research of its benefits is needed, she said.
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Despite numerous clinical studies on resveratrol’s tonic effects on animals, there is little evidence that it benefits human health. That’s because “there haven’t been many studies on humans,” Hausenblas said.
However, she points out, for years many scientists have thought that a link between resveratrol and human health exists. The French people, for example, enjoy low levels of cardiovascular disease, even though their diets are rich in saturated fats and oils.
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The UF study also reveals that resveratrol’s contribution to good health promises to be widespread. Various clinical trials, for example, indicate that this polyphenol — an antibiotic substance produced by plants as a defense against microorganisms — prevents the growth of some cancers in mice, inhibits enzymes that cause inflammation, shrinks tumors and increases blood flow, thus reducing cardiovascular diseases.
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Go Gators!
I’m going to live forever.
Me too, and, so far, so good...
I’ve been taking it for some time now. None of these things is a magic elixer, but I think it helps.
I have been taking it for a couple of years. I seem to have more energy and my hair has less grey.
About 4 mos ago I stopped taking it when a pharma exec resigned from a big Resveratrol company saying that the compound is not stable enough for a pharma company to sell (i.e., it’s instability could damage the ‘reliability’ rep of the company.) I am sorry I don’t have a link for that but it did give me pause (I didn’t throw out my Resveratrol but I was hoping to see more about that).
In searching for the article I am referring to just now, I found this article saying resveratrol may be ‘double edged sword’ because it can also enable tumor growth by enhancing blood vessels supplying tumor. http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/cat_aging_diet_resveratrol.html
Then again, there’s a positive article re Resveratrol and diabetes directly below the linked article. I dunno.
A while ago I posted an article with a claim that you can get too much of antioxidants. I don’t recall what was claimed to be the problem.
Maybe the real problem is our human tendency to believe that if a little is good then a lot must be better.
We drink a lot of red wine. Maybe thats why we look so young. LOL!!
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bump resveratrol
“Maybe thats why we look so young. “ Yep, you are well-preserved. Gimme grapes and sangria any day!
-PJ
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