Wine is poured into a glass
Wine is poured into a glass REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

A glass of red wine is good for health indeed, unless you decide to consume more. Latest research shows that one of the ingredients found in red wine and chocolates, Resveratrol, known for protection of heart against diseases, could also lead to disruption of human cell regeneration if consumed in huge amount.

The antioxidant-rich chemical Resveratrol is sold in the market in the form of daily 'anti-ageing' supplement that is also known to reduce the occurrence of deadly diseases such as cancer, heart attack and Alzheimer's.

However, a team of scientists from the Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has revealed from their research that the good or bad effect of the chemical is directly proportional to the quantity and concentration in which it is consumed.

The researchers conducted their study using the muscle cells where they tried to activate the satellite cells, known to be the precursor of the muscle cells, using low doses Resveratrol.

The clinical results of the lab tests prove that low quantity of Resveratrol tend to promote muscle regeneration and repair by fusion of satellite cells with the damaged cells. However, when the dose quantity is high, the process tends to stop and no results were obtained.

'The results showed that the effects are dependent on the dose and it is unclear from the equivocal results if drinking wine or eating chocolate would have anti-ageing properties and repair muscle or the opposite,' said Dr Hans Degens from MMU, the lead research scientist in the team.

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