A Fountain OF Youth

ANCHOR
Red wine drinkers are toasting recent studies that suggest the drink may have even more beneficial health effects than previously reported. One study even argues that it can help extend your life. Jan Hopkins catches up with some avid aficionados to find out more.

CORRESPONDENT
This group is celebrating a birthday, but they could be toasting a new scientific discovery. Red wine contains a chemical that could be a fountain of youth.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE
This is my 70th birthday. I feel, I feel wonderful. Oh, Yes. I do attribute it to that. Absolutely, the wine is...the white wine is good, too. But the red wine is the best for your heart, for your health.

CORRESPONDENT
A new study published in Nature Magazine mentions an enzyme in red wine that could extend life.

ROBERT ZIPKIN, BIOMOL RESEARCH LABORATORIES
This is a breakthrough really that a small molecule, drug-like substance, can affect life span of various organisms.

CORRESPONDENT
It’s just one more piece of evidence that should increase sales of red wine.

BART HOPKINS, 67 WINES & SPIRITS
It seems like there’s a new study coming out every couple of weeks and they’re all very positive. But yes, it does have positive ramifications. We see people come in, they’re more interested in the health benefits of wine.

CORRESPONDENT
Restaurants are already seeing increased interest in red wine. It goes with the Atkins diet.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE
There has definitely been a distinctive push to the red meat, or the main protein with fat, less starch, and as well as a red wine also to help induce , I guess, digestion.

CORRESPONDENT
But the benefits of drinking red wine may also be because of a more relaxed lifestyle.

CHRIS CHIAPPARELLI, CAFE DES ARTISTES
If you drink red wine, enjoy your meal, you’ll be more healthy.

CORRESPONDENT
At a leisurely lunch in New York’s romantic Cafe des Artistes, customers were quick to credit red wine with turning back the clock.

主播
喜欢喝红葡萄酒的人们正举杯庆祝近来的研究成果：这种酒可能比以前所报道的更有益健康。一项研究甚至指出，它有助于延长寿命。简?霍普金斯采访了一些殷切的红酒迷，了解他们的看法。

记者
这群人正在庆祝生日，但也可能在举杯庆祝一项新的科学发现：红葡萄酒中的一种化学成分可能是青春之源。

女被访者
这是我的70岁生日。我状态很好，哦，是的，我把这一切归功于它，毫无疑问。葡萄酒……白葡萄酒也不错，但你的健康，对你的健康而言，红葡萄酒是最好的。

记者
《自然》杂志公布的一项新研究提到，红葡萄酒中的一种酶可能能够延长寿命。

罗伯特? 基普金，生物分子研究实验室
这真是一个突破性的发现，一个小分子，类似药的物质，能够影响各种有机体的寿命。

记者
这是可能促进红葡萄酒销量的又一根据。

巴特?霍普金斯，67 Wines & Spirits
似乎每隔两个星期就有一项新的研究结论，并且它们都是非常正面的，是的，对销售的影响也是正面的。我们看到了顾客群的扩充，他们对葡萄酒的保健效果更感兴趣。

记者
随着“阿特金斯饮食理论”的流行，在餐厅就餐的人对红葡萄酒的兴趣有所增加。

男被访者
毫无疑问，人们对红肉有特殊的需求，即主要蛋白质、脂肪和少量的淀粉，我猜红葡萄酒也有助于消化。

记者
但喝红葡萄酒有好处，可能还因为这是一种更悠闲的生活方式。

克里斯?恰帕瑞里，Café Des Artistes
如果你喝着红葡萄酒，同时享受进餐的乐趣，你将会更健康。

记者
在纽约浪漫的Café de Artistes餐厅里，享受悠闲午餐的顾客们对红葡萄酒延年益寿的作用深信不疑。