The claimEvidence B · meta-analysis
Red wine resveratrol is health-promoting
The evidence
Therapeutic doses need >1 L wine/day; real intake is rounding-error noise.
The mechanism, in brief
Ethanol (CH₃CH₂OH) is a small, simple, fast-moving molecule. Molecular weight is only 46 g/mol — four times smaller than glucose (180 g/mol). It's also amphipathic, with a water-soluble hydroxyl (-OH) and a fat-soluble ethyl (-CH₂CH₃). Being small and amphipathic means ethanol crosses every membrane in the body…
Sources (1)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. (2024). Alcohol Facts and Statistics. NIH NIAAA.