Resveratrol Increases Lifespan

Resveratrol Increases Lifespan
An article in Newsweek state that a research team reported in the journal Nature the first study of the effect of resveratrol on the life span of a mammal. The study compared three sets of mice on three different diets (1) a standard diet (2) a high-calorie, high-fat diet and (3) a high-calorie, high-fat diet supplemented with resveratrol.

The study concluded that compared to the standard diet mice (1) the mice with the high-calorie, high-fat diet (2) gained weight, developed fatty livers, inflammation of the heart and diabetes-like symptoms dying at a younger age. However, the mice on the high-calorie, high-fat diet supplemented with resveratrol (3) had none of these complications.

Experts disagree as to when we'll know the final result and how much life we'll gain with resveratrol, but few dispute it will be positive. Steve Austad, the most outspoken on the subject, believes it will be 30 years before the facts are on paper. Most other scientists who have weighed in estimate 5 years at the outset. To add more fuel to the fire, 60 Minutes spent an hour learning about the resveratrol research that has propelled it to be one of the most important anti aging discoveries: