Goodness, more wine?

By David Bradley2007-07-01T00:00:00

Source: Dreamstime

UK-based studies suggest that an antioxidant found in red wine could have beneficial effects on health by reducing the risk of stroke and heart disease

Several studies suggest that resveratrol, a polyphenolic antioxidant found in grape skins and so red wine, could have beneficial effects on health by reducing the risk of stroke and heart disease. Now, Richard Hoffman and Conny Johansson of the University of Hertfordshire have used high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LC-MS) to do the first systematic study of resveratrol levels in a selection of supermarket wines.

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