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Extracts made using red wine or grape skins have been studied often for their antimicrobial characteristics.
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Basically, the results of a recent study adds more support to idea that red wine-based extracts may be beneficial for preserving and protecting meats for consumption.
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A group of Spanish researchers have recently published a paper examining the association between consistent Mediterranean diet consumption and risk of frailty in older community-dwelling adults.
A prospective cohort study looking at 1815 Spanish adults over the age of 60 was employed to examine this relationship.
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Participants were followed over 3.5 years.
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A new study in the journal Nutrition examined the effect of switching to a Mediterranean diet on mental and cardiovascular health outcomes.
The study included 24 female participants who were randomly assigned to either switching to a Mediterranean-style diet or no diet change for 10 days before switching back to their original diet for another 10 days (in the case of the Mediterranean diet group).
Researchers measured mood, cognition, blood pressure, blood flow velocity, and arterial stiffness at the beginning of the study, on day 11 after
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