Research is still on about resveratrol and whether it can be effective in what was touted 10 years ago, citing the French factor. The French have low heart disease cases and that was directly responsible for the large amounts of red wine they drink. Resveratrol is contained in the skins of red grapes.

Later day studies have also proved that resveratrol is an antioxidant and can be effective in stalling the aging process or at least not speeding it up. Researchers and noted medical practitioners felt it can hunt out the ageing gene and then make it ineffective, while some among them also felt resveratrol could change the very basis of healthcare.

Dr. Oz and Dr. Nicholas Perricone agree that antioxidants can repair the damaged skins and also impede the aging process leading to a more radiant and softer looking skin.

Scientists and researches are of the view that the health benefits from resveratrol are much higher than any other vitamins. They feel unanimously that the onset of old age could recede with the use of resveratrol in the form of condensed vitamins. Dr. Christoph Westfall of Sirtris felt that the goal of researchers is to forestall the diseases that usually affect people, when they are in their 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. With the promise that this compound found in grape plants has shown, then the nature of healthcare as it is understood now could also undergo a sea change.

Tested on mice to check on the beneficial properties as it is yet to be tested on humans, has yielded great results. During the study, two mice were made to run on small treadmills and the one, who was on resveratrol, ran faster than the other even though it was fatter than the other mouse that was not administered resveratrol. As news of the findings came out and the media lapped it up, resveratrol became an instant hit in print and online.

News spread like fire and the nation got hooked to it with famous people coming on television screens and the YouTube talking volumes about it.

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