Posted on 11/01/2006 4:56:27 PM PST by Lorianne
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Huge amounts of a red wine extract seemed to help obese mice eat a high-fat diet and still live a long and healthy life, suggests a new study that some experts are calling "landmark" research.
The big question is, can it work the same magic in humans?
Scientists say it's far too early to start swilling barrels of red wine. But they are calling the latest research promising and even "spectacular."
The study by the Harvard Medical School and the National Institute of Aging shows that heavy doses of red wine extract lowers the rate of diabetes, liver problems and other fat-related ill effects in obese mice.
Fat-related deaths dropped 31 percent for obese mice on the supplement, compared to untreated obese mice, and the treated mice also lived long after they should have, the study said.
Astoundingly, the organs of the fat mice that got the wine extract looked normal when they shouldn't have, said study lead author Dr. David Sinclair of Harvard Medical School. And Sinclair said other preliminary work still being done in the lab shows the wine ingredient has promise in lengthening the life span of normal-sized mice, too.
For years, red wine has been linked to numerous health benefits. But the new study, published online in the journal Nature on Thursday, shows that mammals given ultrahigh doses of the red wine extract resveratrol can get the good effects of cutting calories without having the pain of actually doing it.
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I can only drink 3 a day but I'm working on the other 97.
Good news for America.
It's worked for Ted Kennedy.
"Are you pondering what I'm pondering, Pinky?"
"Duh, I think so, Brain...but red wine gives me a headache."
As usual the FDA, the media and their cohorts are well behind the health 8 ball.
Let's hope the same doesn't apply to RATs, democRATs.
Alright. I'm all over that! And I'll stay home in the privacy of my own home, or take a cab!
It has worked for me, I'm 75 pounds overweight and drink hard everyday. I am 37 years old and don't look a day over 74.
;-)
I've been waiting for science to finally bear out my Gin & Tonic diet. Its about time my taxpayer investment in the National Institute of Health has paid off. I'm sure somewhere this research was paid for with an NIH grant.
Apparently, Michael Savage is only leftishly-inclined, but not also stupid, even though it usually seems like it.
The stuff's fairly expensive. I'll have to give it some thought.
http://www.vitacost.com/productResults.aspx?N=32+1003658+4294967277&Ne=3&Ns=P_SoldQuantity%7C1
Meantime, what about the health benefits of beer?
So, fat, drunk and stupid IS the way to go through life...
Take that, Dean Wormer.
Can I substitute whiskey for red wine and enjoy the same health benefits?
duh...can anyone translate the bottles of wine to how many bottles of beer...?
Do mice get twice the gout?
Hmm, thank god!!! Now I can tell my wife I'm doing a scientific study!
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