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