Biggest Bang for your Buck
Grapes are loaded with flavonoids--healthy plant chemicals that give grapes their deep purple coloring--but the color also signifies their many health benefits. From anti-aging efforts to cancer prevention to reducing our risk of Alzheimer's disease, heart disease and high blood pressure, incorporating dark purple grapes into your diet can be one of the easiest ways to make that diet a lot healthier with little effort.
Maximize Your Antioxidants
To get the maximum antioxidant effect from eating grapes, consume the grape in its whole, natural form. The synergy between the hundreds, possibly thousands of different compounds in grapes is essential for these tiny fruits to exert their healthful effects.
What About Grape Juice?
Purple grape juice made from Concord grapes has one of the highest ranges of antioxidants, which can't be said of all juices. Choose pure, concentrated grape juice (without added sugar) as a refreshing and nourishing beverage, keeping in mind that 6 fluid oz. is one serving size.
Research conducted by James Joseph, Ph.D, and other researchers at the Department of Agriculture's Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, found that grape juice significantly improved short-term memory and some neuromotor skills (such as coordination and balance) in preclinical research studies.
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