Vitamin C Forum

Resveratol, a nutrient polyphenol found in grapes, red wine, some berries, and some plant extracts, has been found to induce the production of fetal hemoglobin in studies on cells from betathalassemia, who when left untreated end up needing repeated transfusions for life, as such patients have genetically impaired hemoglobin synthesis. In one human study, reverateol eliminated the need for transfusions in half of the thalassemia patients treated.