Red dry wine positively affects the health of the elderly
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Moderate consumption of red dry wine has a positive impact on the health of older people, US scientists have established. After a series of experiments on mice, the Daily Mail writes, they found that the ingredient in the wine, resveratrol, not only contributes to cholesterol digestion and cancer prevention, but also helps maintain balance when walking.
If resveratrol has a similar effect on the human body, it can quite prevent painful bruises and fractures in the fall, after which many retirees are recovering with great difficulty, the researchers note.
"We assume that natural components like resveratrol, which can enter the body as food additives or with a special diet, can reduce the deficiencies in the motor activity of the aging population," said one of the scientists who participated in the experiments. This will help improve the quality of life of the elderly and reduce the risk of hospitalization as a result of falls.
During the experiments, scientists injected resveratrol into the body of young and old mice for 8 weeks, and then tested their ability to pass over the beam, maintaining balance. First, the old individuals did it with difficulty, but after a while they moved as easily as the young mice.
Scientists say that it is not yet known exactly why resveratrol, which is contained in the grape peel and which gives red color to wine, improves the ability to maintain balance. They suggest that this is achieved by updating the cells of the brain region responsible for the balance when walking.
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