Why is Resveratrol Important to Pinot Noir?
A new book has been published that explores the importance of resveratrol, heart health and pinot noir wine. Professor Lionel Opie, a leading cardiologist, has written a book titled, “Living Longer, Living better”; Oxford University Press is publishing the book.
Hatter Cardiovascular Research Institute’s medical school sponsored a meeting at which the director of the medical school led a discussion of red wine and health using his new book as the basic source of information. Professor Opie had done a detailed examination of research data and found solid data to support the long-term benefits for the heart and mind when a moderate amount of red wine is consumed. It is important to understand the moderate usage of wine is part of a healthy life style and red wine in particular has a number of beneficial characteristics.
Frequently, in a medical discussion about heart disease, it will be pointed out that the French Paradox used to detail research data supporting the incidence of one type of cardiovascular disease is three times more prevalent in the United States than in France. Wine drinking countries such as France, Spain and Italy have fewer heart attacks. It is argued that red wine is not the only reason for the lower cardiovascular diseases. A great deal on nutritional research has highlighted the benefits of Mediterranean diet, use of olive oil and moderate alcohol. It has been argued this is a more relaxed lifestyle. Dr. Opie discussed the research data that supports the intake of red wine to protect those with risk of stroke and heart attack. He brings together the individual characteristics of red wine that are beneficial, resveratrol and melaton. Both resveratrol and melaton have been found to be valuable if the wine has had the alcohol removed.
An animal research study was conducted in which rats were used. Each day the rats were given the equivalent of two glasses of red wine per day. When the study was completed and data collected, it was found that resveratrol and melaton had aided the rats resist heart disease.
Melaton does not have enough research to be useful. But resveratrol has been the subject of a great deal of research and it has been found that there is more resveratrol in pinot noir than in other red wines made from other grape varieties. One problem is found when testing pinot noir wine. The quantity of resveratrol is not consistent and this comes about because the grape vines create resveratrol as a way to help it overcome hard times with environment, insects or disease. A good example of this problem would be a stressful set of weather conditions in a growing season. That would result in the vines creating more resveratrol to aid in survival. Good news is that when the grapes are harvested the red grape skins have higher volumes of resveratrol that become part of the grape juice when the grapes are transformed into pinot noir.
Dr. Opie thinks very highly of the Italian proverb which says one barrel of red wine can create more miracles than a church full of saints. It must be understood that each person partaking of the red wine limit themselves to 2 or 3 glasses per day for men and 1 to 2 glasses per day for women.
DISCLAIMER: I am not a Doctor and do not give medical advice; this is a news report and cannot substitute for the advice of a medical professional.
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