A whole winery more, it seems. Resveratrol, the much-lauded cholesterol buster, seems to need to be ingested in huge quantities according to a new study . Keywords:resveratrol , Wine talk resveratrol , Wine talk...

A new wine-derived miracle drug? Or simply the next great red hype?

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Alan Rumph Post Time: 04-08-2008 at 01:59 PM

New research finds that red wine chemical can limit growth of fat cells; could help fight diabetes and heart disease

Here’s a little bit of Grape Thinking for you — it was just announced last week that University of Rochester medical researchers have showed for the first time that Resveratrol, the powerful antioxidant found in grape skins, helps destroy pancreatic cancer cells - Read more here. There is a lot of controversy over this topic...

Wine Spectator magazine has an article this month on their Up Front page regarding the chemical resveratrol. Found in the skins and seeds of grapes it acts as a defender against molds and fungi. Tests being conducted show resveratrol may make cancer sells more receptive to chemotherapy. Great news! Check it out in Wine Spectator's June issue...

Everyone seems to want to jump on the resveratrol bandwagon these days, wine drinkers and non ... of its benefits. Studies have shown that mice who were fed resveratrol lived longer. Of course, in order to get any real benefit from resveratrol, you need more than just a glass of red wine ... contained very little resveratrol compared to the amounts the long-lived mice had ingested. From...

Resveratrol. Is there anything it can't do? It sure seems to be the wonder compound of the century ... version of resveratrol improved the body's ability to break down sugar:In trials Sirtris's SRT501 drug was showed that those taking resveratrol improved their score on an oral glucose tolerance test, which ... . But as with any of these resveratrol studies, people should be cautioned that red wine is not the cure...