Researchers at a university attempted to find the answer to the "French paradox" - which is: why aren't the French keeling over with heart attacks considering the saturated fat food they manger?
They reckon that a chemical called resveratrol can help prevent the heart from ageing at its normal rate.
The release from the scientists and industry members who compiled the study said:
"In short, a glass of wine or food or supplements that contain even small doses of resveratrol are likely to represent "a robust intervention in the retardation of cardiac aging," the authors note.
They are not suggesting that taking more than this will have more of an effect. Drinking a couple of bottles of wine a night will not mean you'll live forever. But do they know that for sure?
A woman who, if she was French, could be close to 80 years of age, thanks to resveratrol
Picture: Flickr / Fergal Carr
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