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Cover Picture: Mol. Nutr. Food Res. 8'2011
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
molecular nutrition and food research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.495
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1613-4133
pISSN - 1613-4125
DOI - 10.1002/mnfr.201190031
Subject(s) - resveratrol , citation , disease , medicine , gerontology , environmental health , food science , pharmacology , library science , biology , computer science
Resveratrol gained scientific interest in the early 90s when its presence was reported in red wine, leading to speculations that resveratrol might help explain the “French Paradox”. This is described by significant reduction in cardiovascular disease risk and low mortality from coronary heart disease in France despite relatively high levels of dietary saturated fat and cigarette smoking. This Special Issue of Molecular Nutrition & Food Research provides the latest results on resveratrol's efficacy in human trials, its bioavailability and cellular transport mechanisms, and recent findings that support its beneficial impact on osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, type II diabetes mellitus and cancer prevention.