Supers:
:01 - :05 Gainesville, FL
:15 - :20 Karen Detch - Red Wine Consumer
:26 - :31 Linda Kubitz Reporting
:44 - :48 Dr. Susan Percival - UF Nutrionist
TRT: 1:18
TAG: BOTH MUSCADINE AND CABERNET SAUVIGNON, USED DURING THE STUDY, PROVIDED POWERFUL ANTIOXIDANTS TO THE BLOOD STREAM BUT RESULTS SHOWED MUSCADINE WINE HAD HIGHER LEVELS OF ANTIOXIDANTS THAN ITS COUNTERPART.
KAREN DETCH IS A HEALTH CONSCIOUS CONSUMER. SHE ALSO ENJOYS A NICE GLASS OF RED WINE WITH DINNER. UNTIL NOW, SHE WORRIED ABOUT THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF MODERATE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ON HER BODY. BUT NOT ANYMORE.
Detch: I love drinking red wine and as an athlete I'm concerned about consuming alcohol of any kind so if there's good health benefits to it, I think it's a fantastic program. (:10)
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCHERS CONDUCTED TRIALS ON HOW RED WINE EFFECTS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. MICE WERE GIVEN AN EQUIVALENT OF 2-3 GLASSES OF RED WINE A DAY FOR 8 WEEKS. EXPERTS WERE TRYING TO DETERMINE IF RED WINE SUPPRESSES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM BY LOWERING THE LEVEL OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS.
Percival: We found that a small, moderate amount of alcohol, ethanol, suppressed immune functions. The same amount of alcohol that was consumed in the form of red wine had no detrimental affect. (:14)
UF NUTRITIONISTS BELIEVE THE BENEFICIAL INGREDIENT IN RED WINE MIGHT BE THE RED PIGMENT THAT ACTS AS AN ANTI-OXIDANT. THEY KNOW THE PIGMENT HELPS PREVENT CANCER AND HEART DISEASE. BUT THEY ÔRE NOT SURE IF IT ALSO PROTECTS IMMUNE FUNCTIONS. I'M LINDA KUBITZ REPORTING.