Life Extending Chemical Is Found In Certain Red Wine

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."

Comments

Keeping doctors away

[Tom7]

> Does it just keep other doctors away? Do you explode?

Maybe you end up as the one who shaves the barber .

Um, old news?

[Andy Dodd]

These studies have existed for 2-3 years or more at this point.

A number of other studies have indicated that any form of alcohol (in moderation) can serve to reduce the risk of heart disease. Red wine may have additional benefits, but white wine and even beer have shown to be beneficial if consumed in moderation in a number of studies. (Of course, any wine will be better than beer due to the fact that wines typically have more alcohol and less carbohydrates - Beer shoots my bloodsugar up significantly, usually needing a unit of insulin per glass, while wine usually has near-neutral effects on my bloodsugar levels.)

Er, yes, actually, too often I am. (-:

[leonbrooks]

Bottom line: if you need to be intoxicated to have fun, you're doing it wrong.