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Item #9
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Healthy Glass of White Made for People with Type 1 Diabetes
They
developed a white wine specifically for people with juvenile or type I
diabetes, as their bodies are less effective at mopping up free
radicals than normal.
White
wine can be just as healthy as red.
That, according to researchers from the University of
Montpellier in France who have made a Chardonnay with a high
polyphenol content.
Several
studies have linked regular consumption of wine to reduced risk of
heart disease. However, red wine has long been thought to offer more
protection than white because it contains more polyphenols,
antioxidants that mop up damaging free radicals and may also help keep
arteries clear of fat deposits.
Developed
by researchers in the pharmacology
department at the University of Montpellier 1, the wine is called
Paradoxe Blanc after the paradox of the French diet – despite being
high in fatty foods, there are relatively low levels of heart disease
in the population, thought to be because of regular wine-drinking.
Polyphenols,
which are concentrated in the skin of grapes, are affected by the way
wine is made. The researchers, led by Pierre-Louis Teissedre, chose
white grapes that were rich in polyphenols and used a wine-making
process similar to that for red wine, including steps such as heating
up the mixture to a higher level than normal.
The
Chardonnay produced had four times the normal polyphenol content. The
wine, designed for people with Type 1 diabetes whose bodies are less
effective at mopping up free radicals, was then tested on diabetic
rats. In a report on the study, published in the online version of the
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, the New
Scientist says results showed that wine restored antioxidant
levels in the blood back to normal, even if all the alcohol was
removed. Teissedre said a glass or two of the wine a day could benefit
people with diabetes.
However,
tests have not yet proved that the wine reduces fat deposits in
arteries, thereby reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes,
noted the report.
The
New Scientist added that winemakers are already rushing to
exploit the market. Paradoxe Blanc, now available commercially, could
be the first of a new generation of wines deliberately enriched with
antioxidants. Journal
of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 10.1021/jf020219s
S0021-8561(02)00219-4
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