Good news! A recent study suggests that resveratrol, a compound in red wine, may extend our lives.
The study was conducted in fries and worms to see if resveratrol can prolong the lives of these creatures. Previous studies suggested that the life of yeast can be extended with resveratrol.
It was found that worms and fires fed resveratrol lived 30% more than those not fed resveratrol.
Fries and loved humans share many biological processes. Therefore, there is a chance this red wine made in May also prolong life in humans.
Studies previous studies have demonstrated that resveratrol is protective against heart disease, largely because antioxidant properties of this compound.
However, current results, the length of the extension with resveratrol, may not be due its antioxidant properties. Rather, resveratrol may function as restriction heat, which activates proteins called sirtuins similar to SIR2. SIR2 is an important protein that is present in many animals and participate in the regulation of aging.
More good news with resveratrol! Resveratrol has no negative effect on fertility, while caloric restriction may cause infertility. In fact, resveratrol improves fertility of potato chips.
The researchers plan to continue their work in mice. If we can reproduce the same results mice, resveratrol can be a wonder chemical that can help us to extend our lives to some degree.
This study was conducted by David Sinclair of Harvard Medical School in Boston and colleagues at the University of Connecticut and Brown University Rhode Island. The study was published in the July 13 of the journal Nature.
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John Roberts is a freelance writer for foodconsumer.com
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