Red wine is a drink loved by many and current research indicate that their components can mean a great help for the body if you drink in moderation.

Red wine, derived from the fermentation of grape color, is rich in antioxidant substances that have already proven their beneficial effects on cardiovascular health, but among those substances that have anti-aging never heard of the existence of a compound called resveratrol.

This new substance was discovered in a recent U.S. research which points out that red wine could help keep your heart “genetically young”.

Resveratrol fulfill the function of stopping the aging associated changes in gene function of the heart, like what happens when he takes a reduced-calorie diet known to increase longevity.However, the findings are discouraging for wine lovers, as it was noted that resveratrol content in wine does not stay long enough in the body and then to get your benefits would need to drink gallons of beer, which is known that the excess of which falls more in damages than positive effects on health.

But do not forget to limit the intake of 1 glass of wine for women or 2 men, in order to obtain benefits, and rejuvenate their heart without suffering the unintended consequences of excess alcohol in the body.

There are increasing knowledge about the beneficial properties of red wine for health, which gradually are turning this into something more than just food: a healthy drink.

It is not news its ability to prevent cardiovascular disease and improve heart function when drunk in moderation.

The main effect on muscle in the body, due to its antioxidant components, including polyphenols and resveratrol.

Resveratrol has acted as a heart protector, but the news about this is that, in obese mice that ate a high calorie diet, this compound has behaved strangely: similar to caloric restriction diet.

This compound surprised everyone, because in addition, the number of adipocytes despite not having made dietary changes to work, but quite the opposite, leading a high-fat diet and taking excess body fat.

Then we will try to confirm whether resveratrol acts similarly to a diet restricted in calories, that is, if you can change the size of fat cells by slowing their metabolism.

We found that resveratrol inhibits the development of preadipocytes, cells that then mature into adipocytes. Thus, moderate consumption of red wine could reduce fat accumulation and thus be a strong ally against increasing body weight.

Red wine protects the heart because not only promotes blood circulation, but acts in the metabolism of fats and may prevent excessive accumulation in the body and thus prevent their consequences for health.

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Yogurt can be a great ally for our health and even more if we mix it with fresh fruit in season to ensure a healthy combination that allows us to enjoy varied and many essential micronutrients.

Yoghurt, meanwhile, will give us good quality protein while fruits provide plenty of fiber and carbohydrates. Furthermore, the calcium of yogurt, potassium and vitamin A and D are very complementary with the magnesium, sodium, vitamin C and B complex that can have the fruits that we choose.

On the other hand, we increase the satiety of food if we combine both in one dish and if we use natural fruit and yogurt, can limit the amount of sugar and enjoy fresh food, ideal if you want to lose weight.

Yogurt with fresh fruit is a healthy combination because in them we find variety of vitamins and minerals good for the body, few calories and macronutrients good accompanied by a delicious taste and attractive color.

This healthy combination can be part of a good breakfast or you can be a healthy snack and a suitable preparation to eat after practice. Even a good dessert sauce is a fruit salad with yogurt.

Chinese restaurants have spread around the world offering typical food from the east, therefore, at the request of one of our readers (olguitaaaa), conducted a nutritional analysis of Chinese food.

First, we clarify that the food quality and nutritional properties of Chinese preparations, changes depending on each of the dishes, however, try to analyze in general, Chinese food.

In eastern food, vegetables predominate, as well as healthy fats and lean proteins. Also, the proportions of each food are carefully calculated for each plate, which contributes to eat what we need in perspective.

Furthermore, the type of cooking tends to favor health, because it dominated the steam cooking, water and even takes care of them point to preserve nutrients, flavor and qualities of foods, for example, plants at are generally crisp.

Condiments and sauces are other distinctive features Chinese food, most notably the scallions, ginger and soy sauce, all digestive properties and beneficial for the body, although the latter can be very high in sodium.

So far we seem to be at a very healthy and nutritious food, however, Chinese food are also a variety of fried, and they do not always play the same way out east, where is this healthy food source.

Therefore, we conclude that the original Chinese food is very nutritious, balanced, but not always the same that we get in restaurants, we all know that what we eat out, always lower quality and more caloric than that home.

So when we go to eat Chinese food, take into account this and try to choose dishes with more vegetables, not fried and ask for sauces that are not incorporated into the preparation, but to be served separately, so as to control the amount of these to consume.

Everything can be healthy in for good measure, depending on many factors, we only know this and choose the most healthy and nutritious choices, not forgetting the taste and our desire to eat something delicious.