Study boosts wine chemical hopes
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A chemical derived from red wine could one day help keep the heart "genetically young", claim researchers.
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers found that resveratrol appeared to halt age-related changes in the function of heart genes.
The effects, described in the PLOS One journal, appeared to mimic those produced by eating a very low calorie diet - known to prolong life.
But an expert said drinking wine would not achieve the effect.
Resveratrol, a plant polyphenol found in red wine, grapes and pomegranates, has been suggested as one of the reasons for the so-called "French paradox" - the relative longevity of the French despite a diet rich in artery-clogging animal fats.
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers found that resveratrol appeared to halt age-related changes in the function of heart genes.
The effects, described in the PLOS One journal, appeared to mimic those produced by eating a very low calorie diet - known to prolong life.
But an expert said drinking wine would not achieve the effect.
Resveratrol, a plant polyphenol found in red wine, grapes and pomegranates, has been suggested as one of the reasons for the so-called "French paradox" - the relative longevity of the French despite a diet rich in artery-clogging animal fats.
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