An ingredient found in red wine may help reduce the side effects of prolonged weightlessness to which astronauts are all exposed to

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An ingredient found in red wine may help reduce the side effects of prolonged weightlessness to which astronauts are all exposed to

Right now, NASA does not allow its astronauts to have a sip of alcohol around in their missions. Nor do they approve of their astronauts to drink two or three days prior to a launch.
The rules are very strict and no one has ever tried to disobey them. Although some rumors had it that there were a couple of astronauts, who back in the day used to drink a bit before going in a mission, no evidence was brought forth to show that they had ever done that. As said, they are not allowed to drink. Well, at least for now.
A new study suggests that a glass of red wine could do wonders for the astronauts who are up in space for such a long time. Given the prolonged weightlessness, the effects these astronauts feel upon their bodies are crucial and at times they can become very dangerous. However, some of these side effects of spending too much time in space, where there’s no gravity, can be avoided by taking a sip of wine once in a while. There is an ingredient in the red wine, called resveratrol, which has been proven to protect people against the bone density loss and insulin resistance, which are two of the worst side effects when it comes to flying in space.
A group of researchers has tested the theory according to which red wine can help astronauts cope better with flying in space. What they did was to feed some mice resveratrol and then they kept the mice upside down by their tail, in order to simulate weightlessness. The results showed that the rats that had been feed this ingredient did not show signs of any of the side effects people might get while flying in space. “For the first time, we report a simple countermeasure that prevents the deleterious adaptations of the major physiological functions affected by mechanical unloading,” the researchers, led by Iman Momken of the University of Strasbourg in France, wrote in a statement. Although the ingredient is still to be tested on humans, to see what happens then, it rings a lot of promise.
Furthermore, the researchers also stated that red wine is good not only for people who have to fly in space, but it is also convenient for people on the ground, too. That is particularly relevant for people who do not get the chance to move a lot and they lead a sedentary life. Given that getting physical activity is rather hard these days, as most people have to work in an office, spending 8 to 10 hours sitting on a chair, this red wine may be a solution to the problem. Alth

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