The news that scientists have discovered an ingredient in red wine that promotes longevity has been greeted with naive enthusiasm in some quarters. On the contrary, this is BAD NEWS. The sooner they isolate the crucial ingredient, the sooner they’ll be able to package it in a nasty pill.
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John Quiggin 
I was told that alcohol in moderate quantities was the secret ingredient and that the original red wine research was carried out with private funding by the University of Bordeaux. I don’t know if it is true but if not it is an urban legend of genius.
Why is a longevity pill a bad thing?