A new study shows that grape consumption correlates with the overall quality of a person’s diet. Along with higher levels of vitamins and minerals, grape consumers took in less fat. In a new observational study presented today at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference and Exposition (FNCE) in Philadelphia, PA, researchers… [Continue Reading]
Grapes Help Keep Retinas and Eyes Healthy
January 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A study examining the effects of grapes on eye health has found that including the fruit in the diet can have significant effects on vision. The work found that mice with a grape-enriched diet had reduced damage to the retina and a lower rate of blindness. Can eating grapes slow or help prevent the onset… [Continue Reading]
Compounds Found In Grapes Protect Skin From the Sun
August 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The damage caused to the skin by the sun’s rays may be able to be prevented with the help of compounds found in grapes, researchers report. In studies performed in skin cells grown in the laboratory, scientists have discovered that a certain type of compound from grape extracts can prevent the activation of certain cellular… [Continue Reading]
Study Demonstrates Effects of Grape-Enriched Diet on Heart Health
April 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A study performed in laboratory rats suggests grapes may prevent heart health risks beyond the simple blood pressure lowering impact that can come from a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. The benefits may be the result of the phytochemicals (naturally occurring antioxidants) turning on a protective process in the genes that reduces damage to… [Continue Reading]
Grapes May Help Fight High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease
November 3, 2008 By Leave a Comment
A University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center study suggests that eating grapes helps fight high blood pressure related to a salty diet and could calm other factors that are also related to heart disease such as heart failure The study gives tantalizing clues to the potential of grapes in reducing heart disease risk. The effect is… [Continue Reading]