Resveratrol is an antioxidant compound found in grape skin that has been demonstrated to help control a variety of maladies such as cancer, aging and obesity, strokes, and Alzheimer’s Disease.
If those don’t make resveratrol a superfood compound, preliminary laboratory tests indicate that it may also help prevent diabetic complications such as heart disease, retinopathy and nephropathy.
“Resveratrol’s antioxidant effects in the test tube are well documented but our research shows the link between high levels of glucose, its damaging effect on cell structure, and the ability of resveratrol of protect against and mend that damage.”
“Resveratrol or related compounds could be used to block the damaging effect of glucose which in turn might fight the often life threatening complications that accompany diabetes. It could well be the basis of effective diet-based therapies for the prevention of vascular damage caused by hyperglycaemia in the future.”
The study has been published this week in the journal, Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.
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