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a compound found in the skin of red grapes, has an anti-oestrogenic effect. According to an in-vitro study done at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2006, the effect is so strong that high – but not impossible – doses can protect women against breast cancer. And, we'd add, it can help athletes to lower their estradiol levels.
The health-promoting effect of resveratrol may be even bigger than the Chinese study suggests. Cell studies have shown that resveratrol also inhibits the production of gene-toxic estradiol analogues [Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2008 Jul;1(2):135-45.] and prevents damage to genetic material [Free Radic Biol Med. 2008 Jul 15; 45(2): 136-45.].
Resveratrol is an anti-oestrogen