Red wine may contain elixir of youthA substance in wine could prove to be an elixir of youth that holds back many of the effects of ageing, new research suggests.Obese mice on high-calorie diets lived longer and had healthier hearts and livers when given the compound, resveratrol.
The molecule reversed gene activity patterns associated with diabetes, heart disease, and other obesity-related conditions.
Dr David Sinclair, one of the US researchers from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, said: "The 'healthspan' benefits we saw in the obese mice treated with resveratrol, such as increased insulin sensitivity, decreased glucose levels, healthier heart and liver tissues, are positive clinical indicators and may mean we can stave off in humans age-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, but only time and more research will tell."
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