Study | Resveratrol Halts Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes
Resveratrol is a powerful antioxidant found in fruits, nuts and most famously — red wine. Typically consumed in higher concentrations through supplementation, thus nutrient has caused quite a buzz in the natural health community. New research adds to the scientific basis for adding resveratrol to your daily nutritional program, with researchers from the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta concluding that the antioxidant prevents a precursor condition to diabetes known as metabolic syndrome.
ScienceDaily reports:
Human offspring that have trouble growing in the womb have an increased risk of developing metabolic problems later in life. But U of A medical researchers Jason Dyck and Sandra Davidge and their teams found that administering resveratrol to the young offspring of lab rats after weaning actually prevented the development of a metabolic syndrome, which is characterized by glucose intolerance, insulin resistance and higher deposits of abdominal fat.
Dyck and Davidge published their findings in a recent edition of the peer-reviewed journal Diabetes. Dyck is a researcher in the departments of Pediatrics and Pharmacology, while Davidge is a researcher in the departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Physiology. Both are also members of the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, as well as the Women and Children’s Health Research Institute. Dyck and Davidge were co-senior authors of the study.
