Researchers May Have Discovered Mechanisms of How Resveratrol Fights Fat

German researchers discovered that resveratrol helped prevent human fat cells from maturing – which hurt their ability to function effectively. Further, resveratrol, even blocked molecules from turning into fat. According to the study’s authors, "Our findings open up the new perspective that resveratrol induced intracellular pathways could be a target for prevention or treatment of obesity-associated endocrine and metabolic adverse effects". Editor’s Note: studies have also shown that resveratrol can reduce the weight of mice on high fat diets.  Moreover, the fact that the cells used in this study are human cells is good news.