Red Wine consumption protects against DNA damage

Red Wine consumption protects against DNA damage

At the School of Life Sciences at Lanzhou University, G.A. Liu and R.L. Zheng conducted research into the ability of polyphenols (groups of chemicals found in plants) to protect healthy cells against diseases like heart disease and cancer at the cellular level. The Study Seven polyphenols were studied, among them resveratrol. DNA damage was induced by using hydrogen peroxide on human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) which is known to cause single strand breakage in DNA. The researchers then observed the ability of the seven polyphenols to protect the cells against the damage the hydrogen peroxide was invoking on the cellular DNA. Significant Cell Protection Resveratrol, as well as others of the seven tested polyphenols, had a substantial impact... »View More

Added Friday, March 19, 2010 in Antioxidant Health, Health Benefits of Red Wine Comments Off

Red Wine Antioxidant Anti Aging Properties

Red Wine Antioxidant Anti Aging Properties

In a study from the Institute of Food Science and Technology at the National Research Council in Avellino, Italy, normal human blood cells were subjected to experiment-induced oxidation, to observe the possible protective effects of red wine polyphenols, groups of chemical substances found in plants. In 2000, Drs. I. Tedesco, M. Russo, P. Russo, G. Iacomino, G.L. Russo, A. Carraturo, C. Faruolo, L. Moio, and R. Palumbo tested red blood cells, treated with a small dosage of resveratrol, and analyzed the cells for signs of oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is a harmful condition caused by damage from free radicals and not enough anti-oxidants to neutralize the free radical activity in cells. This is associated with aging and often results in... »View More

Added Thursday, March 11, 2010 in Antioxidant Health, Health Benefits of Red Wine 1 Comment

Red Wine and Grape Juice Shown to Reduce Heart Disease Risk

Red Wine and Grape Juice Shown to Reduce Heart Disease Risk

In a 1996 case study from the Research Institute at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Drs. C.R. Pace-Ascaik, O. Rounova, S. E. Hahn, E. P. Diamandis, and D. M. Goldberg found that resveratrol and trans-resveratrol, found in red wine and grape juice, can help regulate blood clotting. The study tested the theory that red wine is more protective against coronary heart disease and artery wall build up than white wine. The experiment also tested with commercial grape juice and grape juice enhanced with trans-resveratrol, which shares some elements of resveratrol. Resveratrol proved to moderately reduce a protein in the blood that induces unhealthy blood clotting. The experiment proved that trans-resveratrol can be absorbed... »View More

Added Friday, March 5, 2010 in Health Benefits of Red Wine, The French Paradox Comments Off