Does red wine keep you young?
Posted on November 3rd, 2006 by MichaelA substance in wine could prove to be an elixir of youth that holds back many of the effects of ageing, new research suggests. Obese mice on high-calorie diets lived longer and had healthier hearts and livers when given the compound, resveratrol. The molecule reversed gene activity patterns associated with diabetes, heart disease, and other obesity-related conditions.