Well, duh....

... from the New York Times:


Substance in Red Wine Could Extend Life, Study Says

By NICHOLAS WADE
Published: November 1, 2006

Can you have your cake and eat it? Is there a free lunch after all, red wine included? Researchers at the Harvard Medical School and the National Institute of Aging report that a natural substance found in red wine, known as resveratrol, offsets the bad effects of a high-calorie diet in mice and significantly extends their lifespan.

Their report, published electronically today in Nature, implies that very large daily doses of resveratrol could offset the unhealthy, high-calorie diet thought to underlie the rising toll of obesity in the United States and elsewhere, should people respond to the drug as mice do.

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Entire article available at NYTimes.com....

...further proof that a red wine and chocolate diet is scientifically recommeded.