Anything that keeps your heart healthy while eating French cuisine, with its heavy sauces, butter-rich croissants and decadent desserts is worth investigating.
From Science Daily
QUOTE The answer to the so-called "French paradox" may be found in red wine. More specifically, it may reside in small doses of resveratrol, a natural constituent of grapes, pomegranates, red wine and other foods, according to a new study by an international team of researchers.
Writing June 3 in the online, open-access journal Public Library of Science One, the researchers report that low doses of resveratrol in the diet of middle-aged mice has a widespread influence on the genetic levers of aging and may confer special protection on the heart. UNQUOTE
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