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Plan: Atkins, Newcastle
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BF:Highest weight 260
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Location: Northern California
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Resveratrol shows results similar to calorie restriction
This is a study of the effects on obese, healthy men, the first time resveratrol's effects have been demonstrated in human test subjects. What I can't figure out is if it's good or bad.
One of the first things the article says is that resveratrol helps protect against the effects of a high fat diet. Really? BS.
Another effect, if I'm reading this correctly, is that the subjects' metabolic rates were slowed, just as though they were eating a very low calorie diet. I don't know about you, but the last thing I want is to have my metabolism slowed.
It also says there are good effects like a reduction in insulin resistance and blood pressure. Overall, I'm not sure if this supplement would be good or bad for someone needing to lose weight.
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For the study, Schrauwen's team gave resveratrol to 11 obese, but otherwise healthy men. The men took 150 milligrams of the supplement a day for 30 days. To get that much resveratrol from wine would mean drinking over two gallons of wine a day, he noted.
The researchers found resveratrol acted much like a low-calorie diet in terms of reducing energy expenditure and improving metabolism and overall health.
Changes included a lower metabolic rate, reduced fat in the liver, lower blood pressure and lower blood sugar. The men also had changes in the way their muscles burned fat, the researchers found.
In obesity, it's not clear whether burning fewer calories is a good or a bad thing, Schrauwen noted. It suggests, however, that cells were functioning more efficiently, as they do on a calorie-restricted diet, he said.
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