Wine Drinking Mice Stay Fat and Healthy

By SETH BORENSTEIN
AP Science Writer


Nov.1, 2006— WASHINGTON (AP) — Obese mice on a high-fat diet got the benefits of being thin — living healthier, longer lives — without the pain of dieting when they consumed huge doses of red wine extract, according to a landmark new study.

It's far too early to know if this would work in people, scientists said. But several were excited by the findings, calling it promising and even "spectacular."

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