Grapes have anti-obesity, anti-aging and anti-diabetic properties
Nutritionists have identified a compound in grapes that has antioxidant properties and other beneficial effects on the body.
Experts have found in a new experiment that a compound called resveratrol can increase the beneficial effects of a type of fat hormone in the body.
Resveratrol stimulates the activity of the hormone adiponectin. This hormone is produced by cells that make and store fat. The hormone adiponectin has many beneficial effects on the medical problems caused by obesity.
Both adiponectin and resveratrol play both anti-obesity and anti-insulin resistance roles, said Dr. Feng Liu, a professor of pharmacology and a member of the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at the University of Texas Health Science Center. And have anti-aging.
The results of these studies are interesting and useful for obese, diabetic and elderly people, said Dr. Liu.
This finding also provides important insights into the development of new drugs and treatments to improve such problems and diseases.