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Drinking RED WINE may help fight
inflammation in the body, according to research publish by scientists
at the University of Glasgow.
Researchers found that resveratrol, an antioxidant found in red wine,
protected mice when they were exposed to a strong inflammatory agent.
Mice that were not pre-treated with resveratrol developed a serious
reaction similar to sepsis, an inflammatory disorder.
The research found that resveratrol is capable of blocking 2 major
proteins in the body that trigger inflammation. Strong acute
inflammatory diseases such as sepsis are difficult to treat and many
die every day due to lack of treatment.
Moreover, many survivors of sepsis develop a very low quality of life
due to organ dysfunction, low blood pressure or insufficient blood flow
to one or more organs.
This university research is aim at identifying red wine as the
therapeutic treatment of life-threatening inflammatory diseases.
Most of these results have not been fully replicated in humans.
Resveratrol, an antioxidant found in red wine, has been widely
associated with health benefits ranging from anti-ageing, boosting
anti-viral treatments, prevent blood clots to combat cancer. This
antioxidant is found in the skin of grapes, greater quantities in red
than white grapes.
Currently resveratrol is also found in Japanese Knotweed.
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