Studies on the effect of red wine fake

Studies on the health benefits of red wine fake

17/01/2012

While some researchers work hard for decades to achieve spectacular research results, others achieve the same result by falsifying their data. The same applies to the scientist Dipak Das from the University of Conneticut, who in recent years has attracted attention with amazing publications on the health benefits of red wine and other alcoholic beverages.

For years, researchers around the world have been investigating the health effects of the aromatic compound resveratrol, a polyphenol that is found in red wine, among others, to protect against arteriosclerosis, heart disease and even cancer as an antioxidant. A major contributor was research by US scientist Dipak Das, director of the Cardiovascular Research Center at the University of Connecticut. But results of Dipak That were largely forged, reports the trade magazine „New scientist“.

60,000-page report shows fake study results
The University of Connecticut has been found guilty of data counterfeiting at the head of the cardiovascular research center after three years of investigation for an anonymous citation. The report covers 60,000 pages and shows the physician 145 cases of counterfeiting. In the opinion of the commission of inquiry, the scientist distorted statistical results and manipulated images among other things. The published research reports of the US scientist, according to which not only red wine but also white wine and even beer have a health-promoting effect, thus lose their full value. All external research funding awarded to Dipak's Laboratory for further research has been frozen and a procedure for its release has been initiated „New scientist“. (Fp)

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