Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A GLASS of red wine, a handful of peanuts or a nibble of chocolate could protect against osteoporosis, according to new breakthrough research.
Resveratrol, a natural compound found in red wine and grapes, mulberries, cocao powder and peanuts has anti-inflammatory properties which protect against bone loss in mice and rats.
Now Danish researchers have shown the plant compound, a type of natural phenol, increased spinal bone density in men with metabolic syndrome which has been linked to low-grade inflammation that can cause bone loss.
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of risk factors, such as obesity or high blood pressure, that raise the risk of developing heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
Dr Marie Juul Ãrnstrup, MD, of Aarhus University Hospital said: “Our study is the first to reveal resveratrol’s potential as an anti-osteoporosis drug in humans.
http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/523572/Red-wine-and-chocolate-prevent-osteoporosis
Resveratrol, a natural compound found in red wine and grapes, mulberries, cocao powder and peanuts has anti-inflammatory properties which protect against bone loss in mice and rats.
Now Danish researchers have shown the plant compound, a type of natural phenol, increased spinal bone density in men with metabolic syndrome which has been linked to low-grade inflammation that can cause bone loss.
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of risk factors, such as obesity or high blood pressure, that raise the risk of developing heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
Dr Marie Juul Ãrnstrup, MD, of Aarhus University Hospital said: “Our study is the first to reveal resveratrol’s potential as an anti-osteoporosis drug in humans.
http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/523572/Red-wine-and-chocolate-prevent-osteoporosis