The antioxidant resveratrol, which is commonly found in red wine and grapes, may significantly reduce an individual's chances of developing metabolic syndrome, a collection of cardio-metabolic risk factors that often leads to type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
A recent study, published in Melanoma Research and conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has stated that resveratrol can reduce the malignancy of melanoma cells by de-activating the protein Akt, which plays a major role in many cellular processes.
Foods and ingredients to counter aging grow in interest. Certain vitamins and minerals, amino acids and an array of antioxidants, from Superfruits to green tea and carotenoids, are being used in such products.