2008年8月20日 星期三

Red grapes are good for us

《每日快報》報道,紅葡萄有益健康。

報道援引馬德里大學的實驗指出,紅葡萄可以降低血壓和膽固醇水平,從而減低心臟病的危機。

不過,喝果汁就需要小心一點。

《每日電訊報》說,新的研究發現,喝果汁會妨礙重要的藥物發揮正常的效果。

報道說,柚子、桔子和蘋果汁可以阻止身體對某些癌症、心臟病和血壓藥物的吸收。

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LIFE-SAVER: Red grapes are good for us


y Victoria Fletcher, Health Editor

RED grapes reduce blood pressure, cholesterol levels and even the risk of heart disease, scientists have found.

They believe that the antioxidants and fibre found in a combination of grape skin and seeds could be superfoods in the battle against heart attacks.


The latest discovery was given as a dietary supplement to volunteers, who saw their blood pressure reduced by up to five per cent and cholesterol by up to 14 per cent.


During the trials, the compound also improved volunteers' Lipid Profiles – a range of blood tests to diagnose the risk of heart disease.


Many superfoods for the heart, such as the plant extract psyllium or healthy oats, are good for either fibre or antioxidants rather than both.


But the tests at Madrid University on grape antioxidant dietary fibre revealed that it was high in both potentially life-saving ingredients.


Researchers say the grape extract would boost the average Briton's intake of dietary fibre to recommended daily levels of 30g a day.


And combining the supplement with a Mediterranean-style diet which includes oily fish, olive oil and tomatoes would bring even greater health benefits.



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