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THE FRUITS
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PURPLE GRAPES
Grapes and products made from grapes, such as wine and grape juice, may
protect the French from their high-fat diets. Diets high in saturated fats
like butter and lard, and lifestyle habits like smoking are risk factors for
heart disease. Yet, French people with these habits have a lower risk of
heart attack than Americans do. One clue that may help explain this "French
paradox" is their frequent consumption of grapes and red wines.
Protection Against Heart Disease
In a study in which blood samples were drawn from 20 healthy volunteers both
before and after they drank grape juice, researchers found several
beneficial effects from their juice consumption.
First, an increase occurred in levels of nitric oxide, a compound produced
in the body that helps reduce the formation of clots in blood vessels.
Second, a decrease occurred in platelet aggregation, or blood clotting, by
red blood cells. Lastly, researchers saw an increase in levels of alpha-tocopherol,
an antioxidant compound that is a member of the same family to which vitamin
E belongs, and this increase was accompanied by a 50% increase in plasma
antioxidant activity.
These findings confirmed the benefits found in an earlier study, where
researchers found not only an increase in blood antioxidant activity, but
also discovered that grape juice protected LDL cholesterol from oxidation,
which turns LDL into an artery-damaging molecule. (Although LDL is often
called the "bad" form of cholesterol, it is actually benign and only becomes
harmful after it is damaged by free radicals or "oxidized.") Additionally,
investigators have found that phenolic compounds in grape skins inhibit
protein tyrosine kinases, a group of enzymes that play a key role in cell
regulation. Compounds that inhibit these enzymes also suppress the
production of a protein that causes blood vessels to constrict, thus
reducing the flow of oxygen to the heart. This protein, called endothelin-1,
is thought to be a key contributing agent in the development of heart
disease.
A study published in the December 2003 issue of Hypertension sheds new
insight on the mechanisms of action through which resveratrol inhibits
endothelin-1 (ET-1). Resveratrol appears to work at the genetic level,
preventing the strain-induced expression of a gene that directs the
production of the potent blood vessel constrictor ET-1. Normally, ET-1 is
synthesized by endothelial cells (the cells comprising the lining of blood
vessel walls) in response to free radicals formed as a result of strain or
stress. Resveratrol prevents the expression of ET-1, at least in part, by
significantly lessening free radical formation, thus preventing the
production of the agents that, in turn, activate the signaling pathways that
control the creation of ET-1. (January 2, 2004)
Resveratrol helps keep the heart muscle flexible and healthy
In addition to resveratrol and saponins, grapes contain yet another compound
called pterostilbene (pronounced TARE-oh-STILL-bean), a powerful antioxidant
which is already known to fight cancer and may also help lower cholesterol.
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