Debunking the red wine hype

Before you start swilling wine by the bottle, consider that findings that a component of wine that helped lab mice overcome the fatal properties of obesity may not be a practical solution to those extra pounds.

While supplements containing the compound resveratrol are available, “typically the food itself is better vehicle for delivering the effect than the supplement,” said Linda Yerardi, a dietitian with Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. The supplements typically have little to no benefit.