Thursday, April 30, 2009

Resveratrol - Pro-Health Anti-Aging Miracle?


What is resveratrol?

Resveratrol is a substance is in the wine and other products made from grapes. It also occurs in peanuts, a few bays, pine, and Japanese knotweed.

The researchers have more and more that Resveratrol is the anti-aging and pro-effects on the health of certain wines and products. Studies have shown that there are fewer diseases of the heart and the risks of blood clotting, stimulates the immune system, which blocks insulin resistance, and the development of obesity.

It is also proved that the inhibition of growth of certain cancers. The increase in the research took place Resveratrol seems to increase the lifespan in the process, the yeasts, roundworms, fruit flies, fish, mice, rats, dogs and monkeys. The mechanisms also seem to be the SIRT1 gene in humans also. Therefore, the researchers speculate Resveratrol May cause similar effects in humans. However, very few studies that resveratrol were the people to this day.

Resveratrol dose of

Many foods contain resveratrol only contain 1 mg to 30 mg. 20 mg is about the same amount in a liter of red wine, French, before the introduction of pesticides, the resveratrol content. In view of the "French paradox" in which the French eat fat diets with red wine major contribution was much lower heart disease compared to other people consume fat rich systems, without the wine, the resveratrol was suspected of involvement. 20mg per day is considered sufficient for a positive effect on human health, but also the security. However, some advocate the ingestion of 250 mg or more per day than the resveratrol supplements for all effects.

Calculated from mice and rats, studies the effect that several thousand milligrams of resveratrol would be needed to similar results. But no human studies have been carried out, and nobody knows whether the provisions of this area are without danger for humans or for that matter, not more efficient than the low. During this time there is for businesses and professionals in health care encourages 1500mg or more per day.

What is the correct answer? Currently, it is likely that no one really knows. However, doses up to 300 mg / day were no danger to humans. In general, a person weighs, with the degrees. 200 mg to 400 mg per day is probably reasonably safe dose with the positive impact that further investigations to clarify this issue.

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