Category Archives: Red Wine

Alcohol: To Your Good Health!

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Current mainstream medical advice is to limit alcohol intake. However, these recommendations are controversial as much higher intakes than are recommended appear to be protective of health. While overconsumption of alcoholic beverages is associated with a deterioration of health, it … Continue reading →

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Healthy Diets Reduce Inflammation

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Inflammation is increasingly being seen as a causative factor in the aetiology of many Western lifestyles diseases. Cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and obesity are all typified by low levels and systemic inflammation. The reason for this inflammation … Continue reading →

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Resveratrol Metabolism

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Resveratrol And Metabolic Syndrome

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Rats Like Wine Too

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Is Resveratrol Bioavailable in Humans?

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Resveratrol is one of the major polyphenolic components of red wine. Polyphenols are a group of chemicals that have been shown to have beneficial health effects in humans. However, for polyphenols to be beneficial, they must be absorbed, and there … Continue reading →

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Ethanol Protects Rats from Fructose

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Fructose fed rats develop insulin resistance in just a short period. In some cases high intakes of refined crystalline fructose, or refined crystalline sucrose, causes insulin resistance in rats in just a few weeks. The development of fructose induced insulin … Continue reading →

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What Is The Mediterranean Diet?

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The Mediterranean diet is the dietary pattern of eating associated with Crete, much of Greece, Southern Italy, Southern France and parts of North Africa prior to the early 1960’s. Studies of such populations have shown that they have a longer … Continue reading →

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Do Antioxidants Have to Be Bioavailable to Be Beneficial?

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Free radicals are chemicals that possess unpaired electrons. This makes them chemically very reactive. Free radicals can react with other chemicals, and in the process electrons are transferred to the radical, causing the other reactants to become destabilised to a … Continue reading →

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Are Peanuts a Red Wine Alternative?

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Red wine has been shown to confer certain health benefits. In particular, red wine may protect from the development of cardiovascular disease. The reason for this is not fully understood, but it it known that ethanol (alcohol) is able to … Continue reading →

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