| It doesn't seem that the correlation can be denied | | | | it is humid because of the antioxidants they require |
| between the amount of saturated fats the French | | | | to fight off fungal diseases. |
| consume, the amount of red wine they consume, | | | | It is widely known that in humans, antioxidants stop |
| and their low incident of heart disease. In fact the | | | | the effects of free radicals, which are damaging cells |
| French in general have one of the highest fat diets in | | | | that cause aging. The antioxidants in resveratrol |
| the world, while there are 42% fewer cases of heart | | | | prevent damage to the DNA of cells by these free |
| disease in France than in America. This fact has been | | | | radicals that come from pollution, the sun, and our |
| known for years and is such an astounding statistic | | | | bodies natural process. When enough damage is done |
| that it was given a name by scientist Dr. Serge | | | | by free radicals, it can speed up aging, cause cancer, |
| Renaud. He calls it "The French Paradox." | | | | and weaken brain function. |
| Dr. Renaud and other scientists believe that red | | | | It is for this reason that the consumption of red wine |
| grapes and red wine have an ingredient that explains | | | | and, therefore of resveratrol, is given the credit for |
| this remarkably lower rate of cardio vascular disease | | | | keeping cases of heart disease at such a low rate in |
| and even cancer in not just France, but Italy and | | | | the people of France, even though their diet is so |
| Spain, all of which are countries that produce and | | | | high in fat and that a large portion of the French |
| consume a lot of red wine. This ingredient is called | | | | population smokes. |
| resveratrol and it is a compound that is the natural | | | | All this has brought about a proliferation of |
| by-product of the grape skins during the | | | | resveratrol supplements using the extracts of grape |
| fermentation process. Resveratrol is also found in | | | | seeds and Japanese knotweed. In fact Japanese |
| peanuts and blueberries. It is an antioxidant that | | | | knotweed has the largest natural concentrations of |
| grapes produce naturally as a protective mechanism | | | | resveratrol but very little research to support how |
| against the ravages of the environment like damage | | | | safe it is. The fact it comes from China puts doubts |
| from the sun and fungi. That is why wine has higher | | | | into raw goods suppliers because it falls below GMP |
| levels of resveratrol than most other natural foods. | | | | standards used in the United States. Researchers |
| Red wine has more resveratrol than white wine | | | | prefer reveratrol taken from French red wine grape |
| because the grape skins are left in during | | | | extract and it is in complaince with FDA GMP |
| fermentation longer than with white grapes. This | | | | standards. There are many benefits to taking these |
| causes the antioxidants to be transferred to the | | | | supplements. For instance, some studies have shown |
| wine. Grapes that are grown in dry climates do not | | | | that resveratrol can reduce the chance of blood clots |
| have as much resveratrol as do grapes grown where | | | | and even lower blood sugar level in type 2 diabetics. |