{"id":133,"date":"2010-08-29T14:41:27","date_gmt":"2010-08-29T18:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sellingthefountainofyouth.com\/?p=133"},"modified":"2011-05-14T07:44:50","modified_gmt":"2011-05-14T11:44:50","slug":"resveratrol-pioneers-in-hot-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sellingthefountainofyouth.com\/?p=133","title":{"rendered":"Resveratrol Pioneers in Hot Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just got wind of a controversy that erupted a few weeks back over two executives of GlaxoSmithKline who had formerly been with Sirtris, the company that discovered resveratrol&#8217;s supposed life-extending powers. Resveratrol, the red-wine supplement that has been all the rage, is <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sellingthefountainofyouth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/SirtrisLogo.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"66\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sellingthefountainofyouth.com\/?attachment_id=66\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sellingthefountainofyouth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/SirtrisLogo.jpg?fit=96%2C77&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"96,77\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SirtrisLogo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sellingthefountainofyouth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/SirtrisLogo.jpg?fit=96%2C77&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sellingthefountainofyouth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/SirtrisLogo.jpg?fit=96%2C77&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-66\" title=\"SirtrisLogo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sellingthefountainofyouth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/SirtrisLogo.jpg?resize=96%2C77\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"77\" \/><\/a>being studied in pharmaceutical-grade form to treat a variety of age-related diseases, but <a href=\"http:\/\/sellingthefountainofyouth.com\/?p=62\">so far has been unimpressive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Christoph Westphal and Michelle Dipp of Glaxo\/Sirtris <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/boston\/2010\/08\/12\/former-sirtris-execs-nonprofit-starts-selling-resveratrol-with-potential-anti-aging-effects-online\/\" target=\"_blank\">were marketing resveratrol supplements<\/a> through their Boston non-profit, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthylifespaninstitute.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Healthy Lifespan Institute<\/a>, the Web site Xconomy revealed. Soon after, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/yourtown\/cambridge\/articles\/2010\/08\/16\/glaxo_cracks_down_on_internet_resveratrol_sales\/\" target=\"_blank\">Glaxo ordered them to stop selling the supplement <\/a>and resign their positions on the board of Healthy Lifespan.<\/p>\n<p>The institute had been offering resveratrol for an eye-popping $590 a year. Even though they didn&#8217;t intend to profit off the supplement, they clearly recognized an opportunity to jump on a lucrative bandwagon. But here&#8217;s my question: What&#8217;s the appeal of a supplement that has yet to show any proven anti-aging powers?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just got wind of a controversy that erupted a few weeks back over two executives of GlaxoSmithKline who had formerly been with Sirtris, the company that discovered resveratrol&#8217;s supposed life-extending powers. 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