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Resveratrol properties for fighting obesity have been found by researchers.
Monday, December 20th, 2010Scientists have discovered the health compound, a polyphenol, found in grapes stimulates an important fat regulating hormone known as adiponectin that is linked to obesity.
The hormone has many health benefits, some of which have recently been discovered. Adiponectin stimulates appetite, helps control blood sugar levels and is found to be lower in obese individuals
Resveratrol Could Help Combat Alcohol Induced Liver Diseases
Friday, December 10th, 2010Perhaps there is some truth to the old fashioned “Hair of the Dog” remedy. Two recent studies have suggested that resveratrol, a compound contained in red wine, can be beneficial in combating the damage alcohol induces on the liver. Alcohol modifies the actions of two important proteins SIRT1 and AMPK. These proteins play an important role in helping the liver break down fat and getting them out of the liver. When these proteins are restricted from doing their job, fat starts to build up in the liver resulting in cirrhosis and fibrosis.
The first study found that resveratrol actually helped up-regulate the SIRT1 and AMPK proteins in the mice. These beneficial proteins help break down fat in the liver more efficiently and act as a good preventative measure of cirrhosis and fibrosis. In the study it was found that mice ingesting alcohol and resveratrol had increased rates of fatty acid oxidation.
The second study done on four groups of mice; a control group, control group with resveratrol, mice that ingested alcohol, and mice that ingested alcohol with resveratrol. They found that in the alcohol group mice began dying in the second week, and only four out of 18 survived to the seventh week. While the group ingesting resveratrol and alcohol had a much lower mortality rate; one after the fourth week and 14 out of 18 of the mice survived to the seventh week.
James Betz, founder and CEO of Biotivia, a world leading nutriceutical firm welcomed these findings: “We are finding more and more applications for resveratrol almost weekly now, and it is showing itself to be a truly a universal preventative compound for so many adverse health conditions.”
Resveratrol is a compound found in many plants and berries, including grapes. It is a naturally occurring phytoalexin that is activated when the plant is under threat from pathogens and fungus – basically like our own immune system. It first started to gain notoriety when Dr Sinclair, from Harvard University, published a study in Nature magazine proclaiming that resveratrol activated the SIRT 1 gene in yeast and extended its life span significantly. Since then there have been numerous studies carried out, with most of them highlighting the beneficial properties of resveratrol.
Betz continues: “We have been involved in many studies with a number of prestigious medical institutions including Northumbria University and the Albert Einstein Medical Center using our Transmax resveratrol supplement, the most efficacious, purest and potent resveratrol supplement being made. The results from these studies and trials have been nothing short of astonishing and are proving beyond a doubt that resveratrol’s role in health care will increase as we learn more about its properties.”
To read more about resveratrol and its benefits, please visit http://www.biotivia.com
Is 50 the new 30? What constitutes ‘old’ is always evolving
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010There might be some truth to the saying “50 is the new 30.”
The first of the baby boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964 — will turn 65 next year. They’re hanging onto their youth with Botox, Viagra and health club memberships, while medical advances have enabled them to improve their odds against heart attacks, strokes, diabetes and osteoporosis. By 2030, there will be 72 million Americans 65 and older, representing 20 percent of the population, up from 13 percent in 2008.
Skin moles link to delayed ageing
Sunday, December 5th, 2010Plentiful skin moles may keep you younger on the inside, say scientists.
Researchers at Kings College London found that they not only could mean younger skin, but better bone density as well.
They said that the cells of people with many moles had properties which allowed them to renew themselves more often.
Half of Americans Could Be Diabetic by 2020
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010Ten years from now, more than half of the U.S. population could have diabetes or prediabetes, according to a newly released analysis by UnitedHealth Group’s Center for Reform & Modernization.
The predictions are based on the current trends of increasing diabetes diagnoses in the U.S., where some 27 million people suffer from the disease. It is one of the fastest growing medical conditions in the nation and coincides with the ongoing obesity epidemic.
