Wine : a Scientific Exploration.
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Merton Sandler; Roger Pinder
- ناشر : London : CRC Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2002
- شابک / ISBN : 9780203361382
Description
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Drinking wine; The history of wine as a medicine; Archaeology and the origins of wine production; Saving the vine from Phylloxera: a never-ending battle; Wine and heart disease: a statistical approach; Wine, alcohol and cardiovascular diseases; Wine flavonoids, LDL cholesterol oxidation and atherosclerosis; Resveratrol: biochemistry, cell biology and the potential role in disease prevention; Grape-derived wine flavonoids and stilbenes; Modern biotechnology of winemaking. The identity and parentage of wine grapesWine and migraine; Wine: protective in macular degeneration; Antimicrobial effects of wine; Index.
A fascinating book which explores the benefits and pitfalls of consuming this increasingly popular beverage. Every facet from its ancient and recent history, to its effects on the cardiovascular system are covered in a clear and lucid fashion.
