Juice Prevents Clogged Arteries
In a recently published study by the University of Montpellier, a French University, a research team found that four glasses of grape juice a day can prevent your arteries from clogging. It was  found that the raw fruit was also effective

It has long been known that wine, made from grapes,  has a good effect on your circulatory system. In both grape juice and wine it is the phenol effective that seems to be the ingredient that has the positive effect and prevents clogged arteries.

Phenols are one of the most powerful of the fruit anti-oxidant family. Most doctors and researchers now recognize that  high levels of antioxidants are good you. 

They also tried the same tests using apples and apple juice. The apple has the same amount of phenols as grapes but purple grape juice has 2.5 times as much phenols as apple juice.

Those hamsters given grape juice or the fruit equivalent had lower levels of cholesterol, less oxidative stress and most important less fat accumulation in their aorta. The aorta is the main blood vessel supplying the heart and when clogged brings on a heart attack

Of the four tested purple grape juice had the best and strongest effect, followed by purple grapes, apple juice and apples.

The researchers stated that their results suggest the amount of phenols contained in a food have a direct effect on the antioxidant properties. The fruits also contain other antioxidants such as Vitamin C and carotenoids which could also contribute to their effects.

The researchers state their work "provides encouragement that fruit and fruit juice may have significant clinical and public relevance."

In other words it strongly suggests if you want to help avoid heart attack eat a goodly amount of grapes and other antioxidant rich foods and drink a lot of fruit juice especially purple grape.

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