Resveratrol Impairs Exercise Benefits

Research on the red wine component, resveratrol, looked promising in rodent studies, but what happened when it was put to the test in people?

What about the role of red wine in the Mediterranean diet? I have a whole series of videos, including:

The epic failure of resveratrol supplements is sadly par for the course when it comes to trying to get your nutrition in pill form. See, for example:

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[Simnettnutrition]

So again, whole foods for the win! This is interesting because I often see resveratrol in sports supplements clients are taking like it is going to counteract the effects of oxidative stress from exercising.... if it IS even in the supps. Another great video!

[DrewNO]

Good on the company for not twisting the results!

[JosephNJ]

Once again people, get your health supplements from the best place on earth: the produce section.

[Dankapotamus]

I believe prisoners on death row should have the option to trade their life for medical experimentation. It's a way to give prisoners resolve for their actions.

[mjanavel]

My dealings with resveratrol: I bought some pills, and noticed the resveratrol came not from grapes but from Japanese knotweed. After taking a pill, I got hives. And again the next day. When I discontinued taking the pills, the hives stopped.
I am glad to see this video.

[LawrenceCarroll]

These quick but detailed, comprehensive overviews of the many studies done (& exposing the scandalous behavior of some of the researchers, and virtuous transparency of others!) are so much better than just reading the occasional article or two!

Thank you! 😊

[Lulu-ktgr]

Sorry- it’s not the placebo effect. I had no idea I would get immediate benefits from Resveratrol and yet the very first time I took it and then went to an exercise class I experienced a huge increase in endurance. This is a class I had been taking for a long while and I was able to not only keep up aerobically with the 25-year-olds but outlast them. I had no expectation of this what so ever. I was taking resveratrol for preventive health. If you really think one study that dr Greger points to is the final say on resveratrol, then you’re missing out.

[JosephNJ]

Hey doc, please consider doing a whole series on supplements. Like you've said, its a multi-billion dollar industry, and I'll bet most of us here have taken some at one time or another. I am aware that other than B12, you're against all supps, but we'd still enjoy the info. Thumbs up gang if you agree.

[FamilyFizz]

Interesting stuff! Just got your book Dr Greger, so that's Xmas reading sorted! 👍

[ChrisLee-xdsi]

I supplement resveratrol occasionally and I exercise whenever I can and I can see no negative effect. Of course that's not representative.

[joshuadc]

that's not what I experienced personally. it increased my cardiovascular endurance significantly. My legs gave out before I got remotely tired. I had to stop taking it because I believe it weakened my joints. Or maybe it was too much running.

[FactsNReason]

I must say: you are probably THE BEST health advisor I have seen on YouTube ... really appreciate the fact-based analysis and balanced data driven conclusions ... great stuff ... thank you again

[RoyCar]

To each their own; I've been taking Resveratrol for 10 years and have noticed vast improvement with my heatlh and stamina. In fact it's the only supplement that I've been taking on a continual basis. I'm 46 and look like I'm in my early thirties. I still have the six pack too. If I didn't notice a difference then I wouldn't waste my money.

[theboxingreviews]

im hoping david sinclair watch this. and comment here

[TheYzfmf]

great scientists at the end of the paper. we need more of them

[damiandamiano]

i dont think any pill will fix up anything in human body, either your body repair itself or not its your genes and willpower and nothing more, i quitted taking any pills, just skip meals and eat as much i need according to my mood, my body tells me what it wants (crave peanut butter, sunflower seeds, or peppers, or meat ) and i feel great, never eat when you are not hungry

[quantumchang]

Could resveratrol work through a hormetic mechanism? What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger? Not animal products of course. In deed, some studies has suggested herbicides in low dose has a hormetic effect.

[tripleione]

Sometimes I get excited when I read articles on new nutritional studies, only to be disappointed when I find out it was done on mice. At that point, I usually don't even bother reading it.

[elizabethpeterson]

There was no mention of the findings of increasedestrogen with reversatrol...

[victordasilva]

Who's to say this isn't bullshit as well?