A tragic and stunning case of scientific fraud on resveratrol studies A tragic and stunning case of scientific fraud on resveratrol studies
A tragic and stunning case of scient... 
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A tragic and stunning case of scientific fraud in studies on red wine and resveratrol
Thursday, March 22, 2012 by: Tony Isaacs
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(NaturalNews) In yet another stunning example of scientific research fraud, the University of Connecticut leveled charges of widespread scientific fraud against a prolific researcher earlier this year. The university identified the researcher as Dr. Dipak K. Das, a director of the university's Cardiovascular Research Center (CRC) and a professor in the Department of Surgery, whose work reported on the health benefits of resveratrol and red wine.
The University of Connecticut identified instances of fraud in 26 suspect articles published in 11 journals and sent a copy of an investigative report it conducted to editors of the journals. The university said that it was freezing Dr. Das' research and returning two new grants totaling $890,000.
Dr. Das has been a prolific research publisher, with several hundred articles published, including 117 articles on resveratrol. Though leading researchers in the field do not consider Dr. Das a major research figure, there is little doubt that his work has been influential. According to Thomson Scientific's Web of Knowledge, 30 of his papers have been cited more than 100 times, including one cited 349 times and another cited 230 times.
http://www.naturalnews.com/035315_red_wine_resveratrol_scientific_fraud.html
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I have no doubt that resveratrol is beneficial - and there are quite a number of legitimate studies which indicate as much. That is why I called the fraud tragic - because it puts what is likely an undeserved black eye on resveratrol. The real import of the article was how easy it is to produce fraudulent studies.
BTW, by far the best source of resveratrol is red grapes and the best red grapes are seeded ones. Be sure to eat the seeds and all in order to get the benefits not only of the resveratrol and other items in grapes and grape skins but also the items in grape seeds. As you probably know, grape seed extract is one of the better supplements out there.
