Heart and kiwi.In a recent study, people who ate to three kiwifruits daily for 28 days reduced their platelet aggregation Platelet aggregation The clumping together of blood cells, possibly forming a clot. Mentioned in: Herbalism, Traditional Chinese response (potential for blood-clot formation) 18 percent and their blood triglyceride (fat) levels by 15 percent compared with people who ate no kiwi kiwi (kē`wē) or apteryx (ăp`tərĭks), common name for the smallest member of an order of primitive flightless birds related to the ostrich, the emu, and the cassowary. . The fruit is rich in polyphenols (antioxidant antioxidant, substance that prevents or slows the breakdown of another substance by oxygen. Synthetic and natural antioxidants are used to slow the deterioration of gasoline and rubber, and such antioxidants as vitamin C (ascorbic acid), butylated hydroxytoluene plant chemicals)i vitamins C and E, magnesium, potassium, and copper-all blood-vessel and heart protectors. You'll find kiwifruits in your grocery store year-round. They can be peeled, sliced and added to green or fruit salads. Asim K. Duttaroy, Ph.D., University of Oslo The University of Oslo (Norwegian: Universitetet i Oslo, Latin: Universitas Osloensis) was founded in 1811 as Universitas Regia Fredericiana (the Royal Frederick University , Norway |
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