I was reading the news today and ran across this article. It talks about an article in the Wall Street Journal which discusses studies being done on resveratrol that have human subjects instead of rats and mice.
Skeptics of resveratrol seem to enjoy pointing out that resveratrol’s positive results have thus far “only” been seen in mice and rats (even though most of the medical treatments we take for granted today where initially tested on mice and rats) and that human results need to be shown before resveratrol can be trusted.
Well, maybe. But then again, maybe not. Just like lawyers, whose advice is usually shaded by their own interests, many scientests are overly conservative and don’t want to go on record saying resveratrol is “safe” to take until there is overwhelming clinical evidence pointing to that conclusion. And, of course, no-one wants to be wrong, or get sued.
The human trials in these articles are reassuring, but it seems pretty clear already resveratrol is an amazing product with obvious benefits for those who take it. (to see for yourself try one of the free offers for resveratrol, if you haven’t already). A lot of the researchers doing these studies take resveratrol, including David Sinclair himself, and Joseph Maroon, author of The Longevity Factor. That says something to me.
Anyway, these are interesting articles, even if they do state the obvious.
