Home | Business News | Browse by Publication | M | M2 Presswire

Beacon Equity Research reports on the OTC and OTCBB Trade Leaders: Baywood International, Inc. (OTCBB: BYWD), Transax International Limited (OTCBB: TNSX), Continental Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: CFUL), DealerAdvance, Inc. (OTCBB: DLAV), and Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: MMTC) for December 18, 2007.

Article Excerpt
M2 PRESSWIRE-18 December 2007-BeaconEquityResearch.com: Beacon Equity Research reports on the OTC and OTCBB Trade Leaders: Baywood International, Inc. (OTCBB: BYWD), Transax International Limited (OTCBB: TNSX), Continental Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: CFUL), DealerAdvance, Inc. (OTCBB: DLAV), and Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: MMTC) for December 18, 2007.(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

RDATE:18122007

To sign up for our free research reports and newsletters, visit http://BeaconEquityResearch.com. For more information on our research programs, please contact: Jeff Bishop at editor@beaconequityresearch.com

Baywood International, Inc. (OTCBB: BYWD) Up 33.33% on Monday

Detailed quote: http://beaconequityresearch.com/BYWD

December 17, 2007 - New Research on Resveratrol Reveals Benefit in Curbing Insulin Resistance

Baywood International, Inc. (OTCBB:BYWD) ("Company") announced that resveratrol, an antioxidant found in red wine, may counter type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance, according to a new study.

Insulin is a hormone that controls blood sugar. Insulin resistance occurs when the body becomes less sensitive to insulin. This condition can lead to type 2 diabetes. Chinese scientists report that resveratrol curbs insulin resistance in mice. These scientists, including Cheng Sun and Qiwei Zhai of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, indicate that this is a "valuable new strategy for treating insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes." If the findings apply to people, it might be possible to create new resveratrol compounds. However, to reach the same levels of resveratrol, it would require a significant consumption of red wine.

"According to (our) findings, people might need to drink about three liters of red wine each day to get sufficient resveratrol - about 15 milligrams - for its biological effects," Zhai said in a news release, although the researchers did not recommend that anyone rely on wine to help their insulin sensitivity.

Resveratrol is found in grapes (especially in red wine), raspberries, peanuts, and other plants that use resveratrol to defend against threats such as disease. Sun's team found that insulin-resistant mice become more sensitive to insulin when given resveratrol. The scientists' experiments with cells in test tubes show that resveratrol spurs a gene called SIRT1 to become more active, boosting insulin sensitivity.

According to the American Diabetes Association, (www.diabetes.org), there are 20.8 million children and adults in the United States, or 7% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 14.6 million have been diagnosed, unfortunately, 6.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are unaware...