Tuesday, October 23, 2007

EFFECTS OF RESVERATROL AND DIETARY FIBER

A study conducted in Germany's Goethe University, showed that resveratrol, found in red wine and peanuts, seems to synergize with dietry fiber in helping prevent colon cancer. The fiber is broken down into butyrate by colonic bacteria. It is butyrate and resveratrol that have this prophylactic effect.

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