Anti-aging enthusiasts have been in a lather in recent years about the chemical resveratrol, present in red wine. For one thing, low levels of heart disease among French people (despite all the cheese and butter they eat) could be due to the red wine they also enjoy in liberal quantities, scientists say — maybe because of the resveratrol. Resveratrol may also mimic the life extension seen when animals are fed diets low in calories.
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