In the latest instalment of the Best News Ever, drinking wine before bedtime could help us keep weight gain at bay.

According to scientists at Washington State University, a chemical called resveratrol – which is found in wine – could help prevent obesity.

In a study published in the International Journal of Obesity, researchers fed adult female mice on a high-fat diet.

Those supplemented with resveratrol were 40% less likely to develop diet-induced obesity compared to the mice that weren’t, who gained weight.