If red wine's good, are resveratrol pills even better?

Monday, July 13, 2009 - 02:21 in Mathematics & Economics

Such is the thinking, though not the proof. Resveratrol supplements are a prime example of how hope, buzz and profit can distort science. 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.

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