2008-06-04

New Hints Seen That Red Wine May Slow Aging

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 13:  A visitor swirls a red wine in his galss at the Sommelier 2007 wine festival, the premier gathering for Israeli food and wine prefessionals November 13, 2007 in Tel Aviv. Wine was first produced in the Land of Israel in biblical times, and 125 years have past since Baron Edmond de Rothschild established Israel's modern wine industry in 1882. Today, consumption has risen to more than 7 litres per person per annum with both boutique wineries such as Margalit and large-scale producers such as Carmel Mizrahi and Golan Heights using innovative techniques, chemistry and Israel's diverse terroir to produce award-winning wines.Image by Getty Images via DaylifeRed wine may be much more potent than was thought in extending human lifespan, researchers say in a new report that is likely to give impetus to the rapidly growing search for longevity drugs.

The study is based on dosing mice with resveratrol, an ingredient of some red wines. Some scientists are already taking resveratrol in capsule form, but others believe it is far too early to take the drug, especially using wine as its source, until there is better data on its safety and effectiveness.

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