Re: AGING: Red wine has 18 stimulants for CR pathway

From: Horace Blimpo (extroacnt77@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Aug 25 2003 - 20:07:51 MDT

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    If you search google for "resveratrol" you'll see that many companies are
    already selling it. I don't know how pure it is or whether it's absorbed. I
    did read that there's questions about it's effect on the liver (see
    http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/resveratrol.html).
    Another article on this discovery, a little more detailed
    (http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/08/25/in_lab_seeking_secret_of_youth/)
    says "in a surprising finding, the lowest concentration of the chemical
    appeared to afford the most protection, leading Sinclair to conclude that
    while a little resveratrol might be a very good thing, too much might be
    harmful.", and "Sirtuin deactivates a gene that suppresses tumors, fueling
    concerns that heightening the enzyme's activity might predispose humans to
    cancer".
    So, I'd wait a few years until optimal dosage is worked out before you start
    taking it in any form other then wine.

    > > > Not only did they find a group of 18 molecules that fit the bill --
    > > > resveratrol being just one -- but all of them came from plants and
    >were
    > > > produced in response to harsh environmental conditions like drought.

    >Yes, this latest news really seems to fit well into what has come before.
    >Can't wait to see these compounds down at Walmart.

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