on Dec 1st, 2006Resveratrol aka the New Anti-Aging Miracle
There’s some evidence that a substance in red wine, reserveratrol, just might increase your time on this planet. So as usual the hucksters have hit the street with their spin on this substance. The choice is simple: pop a pill or uncork a great bottle of red wine. Hmmm, seems like a no brainer to us. Bring on the Opus.
Recent studies suggesting a substance in red wine could be a possible anti-aging elixir have sparked a surge in sales of dietary supplements containing the ingredient, known as resveratrol.
In two widely publicized studies this month, resveratrol, which is developed naturally in some plants, was found to boost endurance and prolong life span in laboratory mice. But those mice were given very large doses of resveratrol — equivalent to hundreds of glasses of wine or dozens of dietary-supplement pills a day. The findings were hailed as encouraging but preliminary, and no human studies have shown such benefits.
Quest for Youth Drives Craze For ‘Wine’ Pills Consumers Flock to Resveratrol, Though Anti-Aging Properties Have Been Shown Only in Mice
By ZACHARY M. SEWARD
November 30, 2006; Page D1