Well, this information from the Wall Street Journal will cheer Vincent of Saragosa to no end:
Milton Friedman taught us that there's no free lunch, but it turns out he may have been wrong -- at least biologically speaking. Scientists have discovered that a substance found in red wine protects mice from obesity and the effects of aging, and could perhaps do the same for humans. Talk about making our day.
The substance, resveratrol, is found in red wine, grape skins and other plants. Scientists say it has increased the life span of every organism they have tested it on. While mice are the only mammals tested so far, the researchers who've studied it are so convinced of its powers that some of them say they are taking the stuff themselves as a nutritional supplement that can be purchased commercially.
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In Vino Aeternitas,
Thomas More
Why on earth would you spend good money on a nutritional suppliment, when you can spend it on a great bottle of wine!?
Posted by: Philomena | November 03, 2006 at 10:53 AM
Philomena,
The same reason people buy salads has whole meals rather than steak. The culture has brainwashed people. It's sad.
Posted by: Thomas More | November 03, 2006 at 11:21 AM