A Resveratrol SupplementMight Prevent Breast Cancer

Resveratrol has been the topic of numerous scientific studies and has been featured on prominent news programs like 60 Minutes. In an article published on WebMD, it was shown that resveratrol may help stop breast cancer.

Resveratrol is an antioxidant (this is why acai berries are so popular) that is contained in the skin of red grapes, red grape juces, and red wines. reservatrol is also found in peanuts and some berries like blueberries and cranberries. It is also becoming popular as a health supplement.

One of the risk factors for breast cancer is exposure to estrogen. If the body’s system for processing estrogen gets out of balance, high levels of estrogen can interact with cells and cause tumors to start growing.

Resveratrol research done by the staff of the University of Nebraska has shown that it can decrease the effects that estrogen has on causing the growth of tumors. It may also increase the production of an enzyme that neutralizes harmful particles of estrogen. This may mean that resveratrol stops breast cancer before it even starts, at least what is caused by excess estrogen.

Please note that in these tests relatively low levels of resveratrol were used to produce the desired results. A lot more testing is required to determine what amount of supplement would need to be taken to produce this level in the blood, but since it is a low level, researchers are hopeful that this can easily be accomplished.

To sum it all up, their research has shown that resveratrol could stop the 1st step of the process that can lead to breast cancer that is caused by increased levels of estrogen. These tests were done in a test tube and show promising results, but much more research must to be done before it can be proved that it really prevents breast cancer in women.

This article should be used for informational purposes only. There has been no approval by the FDA for any health condition or disease treatment with resveratrol. You should consult your doctor for any treatments needed and before starting any exercise or diet program. Much of the information used in this article was obtained from research done by Oregon State University and is published at lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/resveratrol/.