Red wine chemical resveratrol remains effective against cancer after the body converts it

A chemical found in red wine remains effective at fighting cancer even after the body's metabolism has converted it into other compounds. This is an important finding in a new paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine by Cancer Research UK-funded researchers at the University of Leicester's Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine. The paper reveals that resveratrol - a compound extracted from the skins of red grapes - is not rendered ineffective once it is metabolised by the body...