Resveratrol

Resveratrol/Nutrient Depletion:

  • GlucoseGlucose: Based on a proposed mechanism of action, resveratrol may have the potential to aid in insulin resistance syndrome and type 2 diabetes (176). In animal and human research, resveratrol has been shown to increase insulin sensitivity (137; 138). In animal and human research, resveratrol reduced blood glucose (139; 135; 136; 138). In epidemiological research, high urinary levels of resveratrol metabolites, a marker of wine and resveratrol intake, were associated with beneficial changes in fasting blood glucose (141).
  • LipidsLipids: In animal and human research, resveratrol, as well as LGP, which is rich in resveratrol, has been shown to reduce plasma triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, and apolipoprotein B and E concentrations, and to decrease cholesterol ester transfer protein activity (185; 82; 136; 135; 157). In epidemiological research, high urinary levels of resveratrol metabolites, a marker of wine and resveratrol intake, were associated with beneficial changes in blood lipids (HDL cholesterol, triglycerides) (141).
  • ProteinProtein: In human research, resveratrol decreased total protein (136).