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– . – November Rats! Wine benefit not fully proven in humans Eat, drink and be merry….Really? I hate to be the one to break some bad news, but red wine and a McDonald’s diet is not a path to a long, healthy and happy life. One study; however, would have you believe they are.A recent study published in the journal Nature found that rats who were given a standard healthful diet or a high-calorie diet along with resveratrol, a chemical found in grape skin and red wine, lived significantly longer than those not given resveratrol… . Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA) – November Alcohols’ benefits limited by amount, age,and gender The recent news that a substance in red wine may help protect mice against obesity has a lot of corks popping. But before you start imbibing more, take a closer look at the facts.First, scientists are quick to note that the benefits of resveratrol, the protective substance in red wine (and also found in peanuts, by the way) have not been proved.Even if resveratrol lives up to its promise in humans, the mice study suggests that it will take high doses to protect against obesity. So you… . Harrison Report, The (NY) – November The LEAN PLATE Club The recent news that a substance in red wine may help protect mice against obesity has a lot of corks popping. But before you start imbibing more, take a closer look at the facts.First, scientists are quick to note that the benefits of resveratrol, the protective substance in red wine (and also found in peanuts, by the way) have not been proved. Even if resveratrol lives up to its promise in humans, the mice study suggests that it will take high doses to protect against obesity. So you… . Sound & Town Report, The (Larchmont, NY) – November LEAN PLATE� CLUB The recent news that a substance in red wine may help protect mice against obesity has a lot of corks popping. But before you start imbibing more, take a closer look at the facts.First, scientists are quick to note that the benefits of resveratrol, the protective substance in red wine (and also found in peanuts, by the way) have not been proved. Even if resveratrol lives up to its promise in humans, the mice study suggests that it will take high doses to protect against obesity. So you… . – November , Poor diet may be offset by red wine compound McClatchy-Tribune Information Services Scientists may have discovered the stuff of dreams, a substance found in red wine that negates the bad effects of poor diet. It prolonged quality and length of life in mice who grew obese on junk food.The substance, resveratrol, has not proved yet to have the same effect in humans, nor has it been deemed safe. In fact, a person would have to drink oceans of red wine per day to replicate the doses that the mice got. Imagine the hangover.Still,… . (SD) – November , WINE EXTRACT COULD BOOST HUMAN HEALTH WASHINGTON — Obese mice on a high-fat diet got the benefits of being thin — living healthier, longer lives — without the pain of dieting when they consumed huge doses of red wine extract, according to a landmark new study.It’s far too early to know if this would work in people, scientists said. But several were excited by the findings, calling it promising and even ‘’spectacular.” The study by the Harvard Medical… . Asian News International – December , Red wine can keep your heart pumping! ANI Washington, Dec — Red wine drinkers could now savour their drink even more, as a new research on rat heart cells has suggested that a well-known antioxidant found in red wine, may benefit heart tissue by limiting the effects of a condition called cardiac fibrosis.The researchers at the Ohio State University have found that the antioxident called resveratrol, may effectively protect the heart from cardiac fibrosis, a condition which arises when heart cells called cardiac… . (VA) – June , PROTEIN IN RED WINE CAN KILL CANCER CELLS Researchers at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center have discovered that a protein found in red wine can kill cancer cells. It’s widely understood that a few glasses of wine per week can be healthy. Marty Mayo, an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics at U.Va., has figured out another reason why. Resveratrol, an antioxidant compound present in the skin of grapes, helps to starve cancer cells of a key protein, nuclear factor kappa… . Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia) – January , Long-life fruit — just add wine FRUIT soon could be kept fresh for up to three months, thanks to the long-life properties of a substance found in red wine.Scientists have found that dipping apples in a solution of trans-resveratrol, an antioxidant found in the skin of grapes, extends their shelf life from two weeks to three months.Tomatoes, avocados, green peppers and grapes themselves also lasted longer.Trans-resveratrol is one of the antioxidant compounds in wine thought to be responsible for the reason heart… . New York Times, The (NY) – August Red Wine May Have Potential As Potion for the Blood’s Ills AT last science has come up with a possible way to help lower cholesterol that is more an indulgence than a dietary hardship: modest consumption of red wine.Inspired by a French research report last year that drinking red wine seemed to lower cholesterol levels in people, plant scientists at Cornell University have isolated a natural chemical in grapes that they believe is the actual cholesterol-lowering substance in red wine.The chemical, resveratrol, is producedby various plants to…

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