Wine Can Help You Lose Weight (This Is For Real)

It’s the news many of us have been waiting for – red wine can actually help you lose weight.

New research has found that an ingredient in grapes and berries turns your fat into calorie-burning ‘brown’ fat.

Of course this ingredient, known as resveratrol, can be ingested without downing the claret like you’re Tyrion Lannister.

The compound is also found in blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and apples.

Testing on mice found that the ones given resveratrol gained 40 per cent less weight than their counterparts when given high fat diets.

For those of you who haven’t darted off to the shops to buy a crate of cheap red wine, here is lead researcher Professor Min Du, from Washington State University explaining how it works.

He says: ‘Polyphenols in fruit, including resveratrol, increase gene expression that enhances the oxidation of dietary fats so the body won’t be overloaded.

‘They convert white fat into beige fat which burns lipids (fats) off as heat, helping to keep the body in balance and prevent obesity and metabolic dysfunction.’

We think it’s time to celebrate, and now you can crack open a bottle of wine (enjoyed responsibly) and have a solid excuse to skip the gym today.