Is Your Favourite Red Wine Really That Good For You?
Article Date: 23 Apr 2007 - 0:00 PDT
Red wine is being widely touted for its health benefits, but not all red wines may act the same according to researchers at the University of Hertfordshire.
Dr Richard Hoffman and his Erasmus student, Conny Johansson are using the University's new chemistry laboratories to test a random selection of red wines to determine their levels of resveratrol.
Resveratrol is a natural antioxidant found in red wine and red grape skins, known to protect against a range of illnesses and diseases including neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's or other dementias, cancer and heart disease and more recently documented for its role in extending lifespan.
It is also found in peanuts and Dr Hoffman and his team are also currently examing their anti-cancer properties.
According to Dr Hoffman, although the health benefits of resveratrol found in red wine have been well documented, no one has systematically measured its levels in particular wines before.
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