Red wine

Resveratrol, red wine compound, also found in dark chocolate and cocoa

harminka — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:35:12 -0500

Hershey's Center for Health and Nutrition announced the publication of a study that shows resveratrol, the compound often associated with the health benefits of red wine, is also found in cocoa and dark chocolate products.

Red wine may lower lung cancer risk

harminka — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:49:24 -0500

Moderate consumption of red wine may decrease the risk of lung cancer in men, according to a report in the October issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention¸ a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Red Wine Slows Aging, But How to Enjoy It?

admin_huliq — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:48:08 -0500

One of the latest researches on the benefits of red wine says there is a compound, found in red wines and grapes, called Resveratrol, that helps to slow down the aging, it does not make people live longer, but improves the quality of life. While researches say moderate red wine drinking is good, referring to the French Paradox, matching food with wine is a tricky subject as the choice of what goes with what ultimately comes down to personal preference.

Red wine ingredient wards off effects of age on heart, bones, eyes

harminka — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:21:42 -0500

Large doses of a red wine ingredient can ward off many of the vagaries of aging in mice who begin taking it at midlife, according to a new report published online on July 3rd in Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication.

Tummy's taste for red wine with red meat

harminka — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:59:00 -0500

What happens when red wine meets red meat? If the rendezvous happens in the stomach, scientists in Israel are reporting, wine's bounty of healthful chemical compounds may thwart formation of harmful substances released during digestion of fat in the meat.

Red wine's resveratrol may help battle obesity

harminka — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:35:32 -0500

Resveratrol, a compound present in grapes and red wine, reduces the number of fat cells and may one day be used to treat or prevent obesity, according to a new study. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

Substance in red wine found to keep hearts young

harminka — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:33:38 -0500

How do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats? Scientists have long suspected that the answer to the so-called "French paradox" lies in red wine. Now, the results of a new study bring them closer to understanding why.

Agent in red wine found to keep hearts young

harminka — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:58:28 -0500

How, scientists wonder, do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats?

Chemical in red wine, fruits and vegetables stops cancer, heart disease

harminka — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:41:17 -0500

The next cancer drug might come straight from the grocery store, according to new research published in the November 2007 issue of The FASEB Journal. In the study, French scientists describe how high and low doses of polyphenols have different effects.

Low doses of red wine ingredient fight diabetes in mice

harminka — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:25:07 -0500

Even relatively low doses of resveratrol—a chemical found in the skins of red grapes and in red wine—can improve the sensitivity of mice to the hormone insulin, according to a report in the October issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication. As insulin resistance is often characterized as the most critical factor contributing to the development of type 2 diabetes.

Red wine compound may prevent prostate cancer

harminka — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:15:05 -0500

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have found that nutrients in red wine may help reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer.

Two buck chuck wins double gold

admin_huliq — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:09:58 -0500

Charles shaw wine, that sells about a million cases of the chardonnay wine every year, and is also known as Two Buck Chuck, wins double gold.