Resveratrol: Are supplements too much of a good thing?
Friday, July 10, 2009 - 19:28
in Mathematics & Economics
Touted as an 'anti-aging miracle,' it's a prime example of how science can be distorted when it is mingled with hope, amplified for buzz and spun for profit. In August 2003, when scientists first revealed the life-extending powers of trans-3,4,'5-trihydroxystilbene-- also known as resveratrol -- its earthly form had all the allure of an apple in the garden of Eden.