Red wine enhances muscle endurance

A study at the Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology in Illkirch, France has shown that a compound in red wine can enhance muscle endurance. Resveratrol, a chemical primarily present in grape skin, has been shown to increase the activity of mitochondria, the energy producing components if muscle cells responsible for anaerobic respiration.

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