The raw truth

preserve freshness or minimise oxidation.

Raw wine advocates who maintain that it produces fewer hangovers and an easier ‘morning after’ have been proved wrong, however.

“There is absolutely no proof that your natural wine hangover will be any less severe,” said Andrew Waterhouse, professor of Wine and Food science at University of California.

This latest study has established another use for metformin, which is now taken for weight loss as well as diabetes in the US. It will soon be available for obese NHS patients following a recommendation from UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).