Red Wine Supplements: They Don't Alter Obesity in Men | Fitness ...

Red wine, particularly the antioxidants in red wine, house a number of benefits and that is a fact that is widely ignored owing to be member of the alcoholic family. The researchers at the Harvard Medical School have established that the antioxidants in red wine have anti-aging properties and that it may protect from binding diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and age related macular degeneration. Furthermore, researchers from the University of Barcelona have concluded that red wine may help prevent a person from sunburns and scientists belonging to the prestigious Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine suggest that red wine may help prevent brain damage after a stroke.
However, recent research has found out that resveratrol present in red wine may not improve sensitivity to insulin in obese men. Even though the subject brewed interest and gained support in the some initial animal trials, a later trial did not coincide with the line of research.

Insulin sensitivity refers to how well the body makes use of the hormone insulin. The study was conducted on 24 obese men who were otherwise healthy and were made to intake 1500mg of resveratrol (similar to red wine supplements) daily for four weeks as opposed to a group of men who were given an inactive placebo for the same amount of time. The study found out that there was no difference in insulin sensitivity in between the two groups of men along with no changes in blood pressure, levels of triglycerides and other fats, and other heart health related factors. ?Hence, red wine supplements have little impact on obesity in men and cannot compensate for unhealthy living.
The study was published on an online journal called Diabetes by Dr. Morten Poulsen at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, who led the study.
Dr. Vivian Fonseca, president of medicine and science for the American Diabetes Association said, "People who drink red wine and do so in moderation may have healthy lifestyles that may allow them to live longer and decrease their insulin sensitivity, but putting it into a pill doesn't solve the problem for people who live unhealthy lives, like the men in the study," Fonseca said. "I think some of the initial animal studies on resveratrol were hyped far more than they should have been and this study should put all of that to rest."
The study demonstrated that people who are at a risk for diabetes must take preventative measures and get screened for the disease, especially if these people are over the age of 45 and if they are younger and overweight, then too must they get screened just to be on the safe side. The scientists suggest that obese individuals should aim at gradually reducing their risk of diabetes by trying to lose weight by 5% to 10% off their current body weight by consuming a decreased calorie intake and exercising for 30 minutes at least 5 days a week.
However, these researchers do not completely deny the benefits of red wine supplements and accept the benefits of alcohol, stating that the compounds present in red wine may have some effectiveness in terms of other benefits as mentioned right at the introduction of the article.

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