Grape juice can protect your heart. (Lifelines).Drinking purple grape juice contributes to healthier cardiovascular function in at least two related ways, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent study. After drinking about two cups of grape juice per day for two weeks, study subjects' blood showed 13 percent higher levels of vitamin E vitamin E or tocopherol Fat-soluble organic compound found principally in certain plant oils and leaves of green vegetables. Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant in body tissues and may prolong life by slowing oxidative destruction of membranes. , 50 percent higher levels of total antioxidants Antioxidants Substances that reduce the damage of the highly reactive free radicals that are the byproducts of the cells. Mentioned in: Aging, Nutritional Supplements antioxidants, n. , and significantly lower levels of blood platelet blood platelet n. See platelet. activity. The study also showed that levels of superoxide--a potentially harmful free radical in blood--was reduced by a third after the grape juice consumption. (Circulation) |
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