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Drink red wine: enjoy high-fat diet

By Carla Bevan on Thursday 5 June 2008

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Marie Claire News: Reduced Calorie Wine

Drinking red wine could diminish the effects of a high-fat diet, a new study has found.

After looking into the French diet, and particularly why a nation which enjoys a relatively high-fat diet but suffers from far fewer heart problems than us Brits, researchers discovered it's the 'healthy chemicals' in red wine which are to thank.

Resveratrol, a naturally occurring chemical in red wine, not only guards against the toxic effects of a high-fat diet (something scientists already know), but also seems to protect the heart from ageing.

Early tests, on mice, have had staggering results, paving the way for further studies.

However, already the men in white coats seem confident in recommending a glass or two of vino with your evening meal.

In the tests, mice fed resveratrol were compared with a group on a restricted diet, with similar results for both test cases, which had the added benefit of confirming beliefs that a low-calorie diet can also lengthen lifespan.

Thursday 5 June 2008

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Before consuming mega glasses of red wine in the belief that one will have beneficial effects, it is important to understand the whole makeup of resveratrol. According to this research, one glass of red wine contains a miniscule amount of resveratrol and the amount the researchers used on mice was equivalent to hundreds of glasses of red wine. The French may have less heart disease due to the other beneficial components found in red wine. A glass or two a day is probably healthy, but more than that can lead to liver problems, which in turn, may lead to other debilitating diseases.
Comment by Ann on June 05 16:35

The French have less HD and CVD because they eat a relatively low carb diet with plenty of healthy saturated fat. End of story.
Comment by scott on June 16 18:45