Red wine compound may protect heart

In my last week post, I did said about the advantage of Red Wine, based on passed on experience. It is found that Red Wine would improve the blood circulations & Capillary blood flows...Based on this report, it give more finding..

Red wine compound may protect heart
08/12/2004 - A key compound in red wine could have a direct beneficial effect on heart cells, report researchers from the US, building on a raft of science that suggests this popular beverage could play a role in preventing heart disease.

US scientists suggest the potent antioxidant resveratrol may have a protective effect on the heart by limiting the effects of a condition called cardiac fibrosis.

“Overactive cardiac fibroblasts cause fibrosis of the heart tissue, which then loses its ability to efficiently pump blood,” said Joshua Bomser, a study co-author and an assistant professor of human nutrition at Ohio State University.

This latest study will provide food formulators with more ammunition to tackle the growing market for heart health positioned food products.

With nearly one in three global deaths, about 16.7 million, resulting from various forms of cardiovascular disease, the food industry is rolling out a growing number of food products designed to tackle this market.

And ingredients spearing the market cover a wide range. Tea, for example, the second most consumed beverage in the world is believed to lower cholesterol levels and protect against heart attacks.

While resveratrol is already known for helping to prevent blood clots and also possibly reducing cholesterol, this is the first time that scientists have studied the compound's direct impact on heart cells, say the researchers whose findings are published online at the American Journal of Physiology – Heart and Circulatory Physiology. Read More...
Red wine compound may protect heart