Red wine could help fight obesity

Researchers in the US have discovered a compound called piceatannol that is present in red wine and is able to prevent fat cells from developing. Similar in structure to resveratrol, which is also found in red wine and is good for heart health, piceatannol could play an important role in controlling obesity, after evidence that the compound acted as a fat blaster in young cells. The compound blocks the pathways necessary for immature fat cells to mature and grow.

The new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry said the compound was also found in grapes, blueberries and passion fruit.