Post on 16-Dec-2015
Red Wine Benefits Through Resveratrol
By Anthony Anastasio
Need
Figure 1Over the passed 6 years, disorders from alcohol have increased
Figure 2 Wine still remains the leased consumed alcoholic beverage
Red Wine Antioxidants
• Flavonoids- Antioxidant found in different foods and alcohol, but with higher quantity in Red Wine.
• Resveratrol- antioxidant found in red wine that helps the prevention of clogged arteries in mice.
Resveratrol
• Found in the skin of grapes that are used in the fermentation of red wine.
• Found in plants as a defense system against disease.
Literature Review• Bass, 2007• When drosophila
exposed to resveratrol, no increase in lifespan is shown
• C. Elegans show an increase in life span with resveratrol supplement
Literature Review
• Bauer, 2004
Drosophila showed an increase in lifespan with resveratrol supplements
Do-ability
Resveratrol supplements obtainable
Cultures available and exposure to resveratrol is do able