ワイン学:赤ワインのプロシアニジンと血管の健康
1William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, London EC1M 6BQ, UK. r.corder@qmul.ac.uk
Nature
|December 1, 2006
まとめ
適度な赤ワインの消費は,プロシアニジン,強力なポリフェノールによる心臓病のリスクを下げる可能性があります. 特定の地域からのワインの濃度の高さは,寿命の長さと相関しています.
科学分野:
- 心血管の健康について
- 栄養科学とは,栄養科学である.
- 長寿研究 長寿研究
背景:
- 適度な赤ワインの摂取は,冠動脈疾患のリスクと全死亡率の低下と関連しています.
- これらの健康上の利点に起因する赤ワインの特定の成分 (アルコールとポリフェノール) は不明である.
研究 の 目的:
- 赤ワインの健康上の利点に起因する主要な血管活性ポリフェノルを特定する.
- ポリフェノール濃度,伝統的なワイン製造,および地域の長寿の間の相関を調査する.
主な方法:
- 赤ワインにおけるポリフェノールの特定と定量化.
- 特定の地理的地域における伝統的なワイン製造方法の分析.
- 地域ワインの成分と人口の長寿の間の流行病学的相関.
主要な成果:
- プロシアニジンは,赤ワインの主要な血管活性ポリフェノールとして特定されました.
- プロシアニジンの濃度が高いのは,フランス南西部のワインとサルディニアのワインで見つかりました.
- これらの地域では,ポリフェノール抽出を促進する伝統的な生産方法を使用しています.
- これらの地域は,人口の長寿の増加と関連しています.
結論:
- 赤ワインに含まれるプロシアニジンは,赤ワインがもたらす潜在的心血管疾患の恩恵に大きく貢献しています.
- 特定の地域の伝統的なワイン製造方法は,プロシアニジンの抽出を最大限にします.
- 発見は,赤ワインのプロシアニジン,伝統的な生産,および長寿の強化との関連を示唆しています.
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