The Impact Of Resveratrol

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A new study looking at the impact of resveratrol, an antioxidant found in grape skin and dark chocolate, says that it may not be fountain of youth so many people it would be. Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City says these findings should let people know things like dark chocolate and red wine can incorporated into a fuller Mediterranean diet, but don’t count on them to be your magic source of health and vitality. There is never, ever going to be that one pill that’s going to change everything and make you healthy,” Dr. Steinbaum says. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Barcelona tracked 800 men and women aged 65 or older. They used urine sample to measure resveratrol levels every 24 hours

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