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Resveratrol is a substance found in red wine, grapes, berries and dark chocolate. Scientists don’t know how resveratrol works, and it’s unclear what dosage would benefit people with memory loss.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, along with the Alzheimer’s Association and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, is conducting a trial of a nutritional supplement containing resveratrol and other ingredients for treatment of Alzheimer’s. The Medical College of Wisconsin plans a pilot study of resveratrol for Alzheimer’s disease.
Resveratrol in foods may not be well absorbed. If this is confirmed, and resveratrol is found to helpful for memory loss, then a pill form might be best.
Learn More:
National Institutes of Health article on resveratrol
New York Times article on resveratrol
Important to Note: Most research on resveratrol has been conducted on animals, not people. Research in mice given resveratrol has indicated that the antioxidant might also help protect them from obesity and diabetes, both of which are strong risk factors for heart disease. However, those findings were reported only in mice, not in people. In addition, to get the same dose of resveratrol used in the mice studies, a person would have to consume 100 to 1,000 bottles of red wine a day.
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Posted by: Jordan | June 25, 2009 at 10:29 AM