Red wine helps to relieve inflammation.
A new study found that resveratrol (component of red wine) to alleviate the symptoms of diseases such as asthma, otitis media and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Compound reduces the level of inflammation. Perhaps the discovery will lead to the development of new drugs against inflammatory diseases.
Resveratrol belongs to the polyphenol. It has antioxidant properties. Compound found not only in red wine but also in some berries, peanuts, cocoa. About the beneficial properties of resveratrol has long been known. For example, it prevents obesity. Experts from the University of Washington conducted a study on mice. They fed the experimental animals foods high in fat content.
Some of the rodents were given resveratrol. The researchers noticed that the mice treated with the compound to the end of the study, gained 40% less weight compared to rodents from the control group. According to scientists, resveratrol has turned normal (white) fat, storing energy, brown fat, on the contrary, burns calories.
