Red, red wine may make yo feel so fine, but "healthy" now suspect due to "fake data"

Eshlemon · Jan 12, 2012

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_...d-fake-data-uconn/?tag=contentMain;contentAux

Red wine researcher Dr. Dipak K. Das published fake data: UConn

CBS) Are studies tying red wine to health benefits nothing more than wishful thinking? Some red wine studies may soon be called into question following a report that a top researcher at the University of Connecticut falsified data on more than 100 occasions.

UConn officials conducted an internal review into the work of Dr. Dipak K. Das, director of the cardiovascular research center at the university, after the university received an anonymous tip. Das had been known in recent years for his research on the benefits of resveratrol, a compound found in red wine. Resveratrol is thought to work because it activates proteins called sirtuins that have been shown in studies to have protective benefits.
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As a result of UConn's three-year investigation that culminated in a 60,000 page report on the allegations, UConn has declined $890,000 in research grants and cut off external funding to the lab.

It's unclear at this time which studies contained falsified data, so wine aficionados can hold out hope that red wine might benefit a person's health.
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How much stock does Dr. Das own in Ernest and Julio Gallo?:shifty:

padre31 · Jan 12, 2012

Eh, whatever, I point to the French.

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