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Re: Resveratrol found effective in small doses

davis — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:06:34 -0000

It's amazing how completely people get taken in by the 'artery-clogging, CHD-promoting saturated fats' scenario. Critical thinking takes a leave of absence in the dietary and nutritional sciences.

Re: Resveratrol found effective in small doses

sciencebase — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:04:15 -0000

Hi Andrew

My hunch was based on a distant memory of research from the late 1990s, published in the BMJ. I just now unearthed a news citation for it in a New Scientist article entitled: Just one glass.

I quote:

"Malcolm Law and Nicholas Wald of St Bartholomew's Hospital in London deny that alcohol has much to do with the paradox. Instead they point out that the French have only begun eating large amounts of animal fat in the past few decades. Since heart disease typically takes decades to develop, say Law and Wald, the French paradox may be just a temporary time lag. In other words, it is only a matter of time before the French are in the same boat as the rest of us (British Medical Journal, vol 318, p 1471)."

The grandma connection was based on research published in 2006 in PNAS, and a grandpa connection was in the European Journal of Human Genetics.

Hope that provides a stronger explanation/foundation of my hunch.

Re: Resveratrol found effective in small doses

drewyates — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:03:34 -0000

Yes, I think this sounds right, like "all women in Iceland are super models."

Do you have any sources for this hunch?

-Andrew
www.thinkgene.com

Re: Resveratrol found effective in small doses

sciencebase — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:11:23 -0000

The French don't get away with a clean bill of health, they suffer liver problems and lung cancer!

However, the French paradox may be a myth. It is only in recent years that they have apparently been eating lots of fatty foods, because on average most people couldn't afford the luxury before, and there is evidence that the diet of one's grandparents actually plays a role in your health risks

Re: Resveratrol found effective in small doses

John C — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:02:37 -0000

Pure, not from concentrate, cranberry and pomogranate juices in the half gallon sizes have been flying off the grocery store shelfs for the past few years. These 'fixes' come at a steep $9.
It is not known as to how much has to be drunk daily to achieve the desired effects which include the abaiting of urinary track infections.