Red wine could help us live longer, scientists have claimed - reviving a furious debate over an ingredient once dubbed the 'elixir of youth'.
Resveratrol, which protects red grapes, cacao beans and Japanese knotweed against infections and drought, has divided experts for a decade over reports it could make humans live longer.
Now a study claims it could prolong our lives after all, because it imitates another protective enzyme - and just a 'couple of glasses' of red wine may be enough to benefit.
The study, published in the journal Nature, claimed it was time to finally 'dispel much of the mystery and controversy about how resveratrol really works'.
Tests on mice previously showed resveratrol increased their lifespan and stamina and prevented diabetes, but critics complained it was being used in 'unrealistically high doses'.
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ReplyDeleteAnd no,that does not mean that drinking a gallon a day will give you eternal life.My mother eats chocolate non stop just because some study said that eating chocolate was healthy.90 may be a tad bit too old to start the red wine habit.
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