Resveratrol
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- Work cat.: 2004557700: Sardi, Bill. The anti-aging pill : Is the 125-year life span about to become common? Scientists find the genetic switch for longevity and a natural molecule that turns it on, c2004.
- MESH supplementary concept data via WWW, Apr. 21, 2005(Resveratrol, entry terms: 3,4',5-stilbenetrol, 3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene; trans-resveratrol; heading mapped to Stilbenes)
- Quackwatch web site, Apr. 21, 2005(Resveratrol (trans-3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene), a compound found largely in the skins of red grapes, is a component of Ko-jo-kon, an oriental medicine used to treat diseases of the blood vessels, heart, and liver)
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Resveratrol (3,5,4′-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) is a stilbenoid, a type of natural phenol or polyphenol and a phytoalexin produced by several plants in response to injury or when the plant is under attack by pathogens, such as bacteria or fungi. Sources of resveratrol in food include the skin of grapes, blueberries, raspberries, mulberries, and peanuts. Although commonly used as a dietary supplement and studied in laboratory models of human diseases, there is no high-quality evidence that resveratrol improves lifespan or has a substantial positive effect on any human disease. In particular, its effect on cancer prevention is so slight that drinking red wine for the sake of consuming resveratrol causes 100,000 alcohol-induced cancers for each single case of cancer that might be prevented by the resveratrol in the wine.
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