The latest good news about red wine, is that one of its most noted ingredients, Resveratrol, may be helpful in preventing breast cancer.
"Scientists know that many breast cancers are fueled by increased estrogen, which collects and reacts with DNA molecules to form adducts.
Professor Rogan and her colleagues found that resveratrol was able to suppress the formation of these DNA adducts and she says this is dramatic because fairly low concentrations of resveratrol were used.
Although the researchers experimented with up to 100 µmol/L of resveratrol, the suppression of DNA adducts was seen with 10 µmol/L... a glass of red wine contains between 9 and 28 µmol/L of resveratrol."
I also notice that Glaxo Kline has purchased a company that's developing a drug based on resveratrol ....
Full text - compound in red wine may prevent breast cancer
All the wonderful health benefits connected to Grape extracts
Buy local - Resveratrol from Muscadine grapes, made in the USA.
