Resveratrol research
Can we get too much of a good thing? Maybe, if this research in to resveratrol supplements is to be taken seriously.
The study suggests that a high dietary intake of resveratrol from dietary supplements could counteract many of the cardiovascular benefits of exercise in older men.
The research team noted that resveratrol has previously been suggested to have potent anti-aging effects - some of which were attributed to supposed cardiovascular benefits brought about by a high intake of the compound. However, the team noted that their results provide 'surprising and strong evidence' that resveratrol may in fact have the opposite effect.
"We found that exercise training was highly effective in improving cardiovascular health parameters, but resveratrol supplementation attenuated the positive effects of training on several parameters including blood pressure, plasma lipid concentrations and maximal oxygen uptake."