Fat Control: Yet Another Thing Red Wine Will Do for You

Is there anything that red wine doesn’t cure? It’s possible that the answer is "No," in which case Geezer has good feelings about that robust portion of his paycheck that has been invested in Riojas and Petite Sirah’s over the many years. Now comes NYT columnist Tara Parker-Pope, bearing the comforting news that research conducted at the University of Ulm suggests that resveratrol, a compound present in grapes and red wine, appears to
inhibit the development of fat cells. Wait, there’s more: resveratrol also reduced production of certain cytokines, substances that may be
linked to the development of obesity-related disorders like diabetes
and clogged coronary arteries, and it stimulated the
formation of a protein called adiponectin that is known to
decrease risk of heart attack.
Read more from Tara Parker-Pope in the New York Times.