The claimEvidence B · meta-analysis
Red wine resveratrol is health-promoting
The evidence
A therapeutic dose would take more than 1 L of wine a day; what people actually take in is too small to matter.
The mechanism, in brief
The alcohol in drinks is ethanol (CH₃CH₂OH). The body has no use for it and nowhere to store it, so once you drink it, it has to be cleared as fast as possible. The molecule is small and dissolves in both water and fat. It needs no digestion and no transporter to carry it: it passes straight through the cell membranes…
Sources (1)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. (2024). Alcohol Facts and Statistics. NIH NIAAA.