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grapevines — that self-same resvera-
trol — helps them to survive fungal
assaults.
But resveratrol on its own isn't
enough, and so farmers have been
forced to apply sulphur dioxide to
NECHEMIA MEYERS
the grapes after they are picked. It is
Israel Correspondent
effective, though far from ideal,
because sulphur dioxide can cause
ust in time for Passover,
allergic reactions in some of the peo-
Israeli researchers have good
ple who subsequently consume the
news for teetotalers. They
grapes. Moreover, if applied in
can soon enjoy the
excess, it can damage the fruit.
same health dividends avail-
Ozone, a form of oxygen,
Pesach wine proved to be an able substi-
able to those who down large
might be
quantities of red wine.
tute. Prof. Ben-Arie and her
(D—<
quite
The medicinal benefits of
fellow plant pathologists
beneficial.
red wine were discovered by
found that ozone not only
scientists after they decided to
attacked the fungus, but also
investigate the "French paradox," the increased the amount of resveratrol
fact that Frenchmen are able to corn-
in the grapes, thus improving their
bine a high fat diet with a low inci-
own defenses against disease.
dence of heart disease. After long
That is not only exciting news for
and detailed studies, those .
grape farmers, but it is also of poten-
researchers — including Dr. Yosef
tial importance to the rest of
Kanner of Israel's famous Volcani
mankind — if resveratrol can be
Center — concluded that the copi-
extracted from grapes and given in
ous quantities of red wine drunk by
tablet form. (It may not only reduce
the residents of Gaul enables them to the incidence of heart attacks but,
escape the consequences of their
recent laboratory experiments indi-
gluttony. More specifically, the scien- cate, of cancer as well.) But it's not
tists identified a number of anti-oxi-
cost-effective because only a minute
dants in the wine, one of which,
quantity of resveratrol is found natu-
resveratrol, is primarily responsible
rally in grapes. It would have to be
for its beneficial effects.
significantly increased for extraction
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Independently of the "French
to make sense.
paradox" studies, seven years ago
However, a first step in that direc-
London-born Prof. Ruth Ben-Arie
tion has been made by one of Prof.
and her colleagues at the Volcani
Ben-Arie's colleagues at Volcani, Dr.
Center were looking for a way to
Avi Perl, who is employing gene
help grapevines and their fruit fight
transfer techniques to develop vines
off a fungus that routinely attacks
with a higher-than-average concen-
both. They discovered that a corn-
tration of resveratrol.
pound found naturally in grapes and
In parallel, studies are also being

Passover wine could
actually be quite good
or you.

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