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Life Extending Chemical Is Found In Certain Red Wine

Posted by Hemos on from the good-for-the-heart-and-mind dept.

Squiffy writes "Yahoo is running a story from the New York Times about an interesting new find in the study of aging. It is thought that Resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, might explain why "the French live as long as anyone else despite eating fatty foods deemed threatening to the heart." Resveratrol's exact effect in humans is not yet certain, but it has been shown to extend lifespan in yeast and fruit flies, and humans "have counterpart genes that are assumed to work in a similar way." Some of the scientists involved in the study have even started with their "red wine a day". This raises the question, if a red wine a day keeps the doctor away, and you are a doctor, what happens when you start your daily regimen? Does it just keep other doctors away? Do you explode? Anyway, maybe it's time to stock up on the Pinot Noir."

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  1. Re:Is it the wine or the grape? by kinnell · · Score: 2, Funny
    slashdotters should at least be interested in where the real benefit lies and who benefits from the lies

    We all benefit from an excuse to drink lots of red wine on grounds that it's good for your health, so lets just keep those "lies" rolling in shall we. Thank you.

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  2. French Longevity by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "the French live as long as anyone else despite eating fatty foods deemed threatening to the heart."

    Except, of course, when they're fighting Germans.

  3. Re:Published in Nature.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, 80 hours work weeks, predisposition to invading oil-rich countries, and lots of ignorance and stupidity with a dab of Carrot Top won't be adding years to your life.

  4. And two red wines... by Hell+O'World · · Score: 2, Funny

    keep two doctors away.

  5. Stock up? Bah! by MarkGriz · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Anyway, maybe it's time to stock up on the Pinot Noir."

    Screw that... lets start drinking (it's after 9am where I am, that's not too early is it?)

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  6. Ahh, my first step of the twelve steps... by FFFish · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...to becoming an obnoxious French drunk!

    First step: drink red wine.
    Second step: eat stinky cheeses.
    Third step: Run! Run Away!
    Fourth step...

    (apologies to French readers. It was just too tempting a joke.)

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