| In studies conducted in 1992, it was
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| | line of defense against LDL oxidation.
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| observed that in southern France,
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| | Once vitamin E is exhausted, LDL
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| mortality rates from heart disease were
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| | cholesterol is no longer protected until
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| lower than expected despite the
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| | the vitamin can be reactivated by agents
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| consumption of diets high in saturated
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| | such as polyphenols.
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| fat.
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| | · Increasing the production of
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| Researchers attributed the impressive low
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| | nitric oxide, a substance that causes the
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| incidence of heart disease, 50 percent
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| | arteries and veins to relax.
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| lower than in the Unites States, to the
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| | · Preventing platelets from
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| consumption of red wine. Since then, the
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| | sticking to the inside walls of the
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| possibility that drinking red wine might
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| | arteries. Platelets are tiny particles
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| protect our heart arteries, has made the
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| | found in the blood that play an important
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| topic "wine and health" extremely
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| | part in the clotting process².
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| popular. In fact, research has shown that
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| | Red versus white wine
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| taken in moderation -two 8 ounces glasses
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| | White wines have shown the ability to
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| for men and 1 glass for women per day,
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| | prevent the oxidation of LDL but
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| red wine may increase HDL cholesterol,
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| | generally are not as effective as red
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| the "good" guy, decrease LDL cholesterol,
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| | wines. Polyphenol content of red wine can
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| the "bad" one, prevent oxidation of LDL,
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| | be about 20 times higher than in white
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| and scavenge free radicals.
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| | wine and it has been observed in several
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| What is the secret in red wine?
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| | studies that the antioxidant potential of
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| Since the discovery of the "French
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| | red wine is six to ten times higher than
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| Paradox" puzzle in 1992, researchers have
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| | white wine. About eight times more of
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| been trying to pinpoint why red wine has
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| | white wine is required to produce an
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| a cardiovascular protective effect. While
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| | effect equal to red wine on preventing
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| studies have been focusing in the
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| | the oxidation of LDL cholesterol. Three
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| antioxidant properties of red wine,
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| | factors account for these results:
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| evidence suggests other mechanisms by
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| | · Grape skins are not included
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| which it might be beneficial for our
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| | in the production of white wine.
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| health. Research points toward a family
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| | · Red wine is made with whole
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| of substances called polyphenols which
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| | grapes, including skins
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| are found in plants and are abundant in
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| | · The skins of red grapes
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| grapes. Polyphenols are part of a larger
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| | contain higher amounts of polyphenols
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| family known as phytochemicals.
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| | than the skins of white grapes.
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| Phytochemicals: Medicine of the future
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| | Wine or grapes for healthy arteries?
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| The word "phyto" means "plant" in
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| | If the polyphenols in grapes
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| Greek. Phytochemicals are nonnutritive
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| | are mostly in the skins, can we just have
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| chemicals found in plants that protect us
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| | red grapes or red grape juice, which is
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| against diseases. Many fruits and
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| | also made with the grape skins, and
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| vegetables contain a wide variety of
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| | obtain the same beneficial effects as
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| phytochemicals; in fact, researchers have
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| | drinking red wine? Yes, we can,
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| identified by now more then 900 different
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| | researchers tell us.
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| phytochemicals in foods and they are not
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| | This study, among others, showed that red
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| done yet, since every day they discover
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| | grape juice and dealcoholized red wine
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| new ones. It is estimated that there may
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| | can significantly reduce arterial disease
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| be more than 100 different phytochemicals
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| | by lowering the level of oxidized
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| in just one serving of fruit or
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| | cholesterol, preventing platelets to
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| vegetables.
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| | stick together, and enhancing the
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| Studies have long shown that
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| | production of nitric oxide³. In another
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| phytochemicals are present in plants to
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| | study, grape juice proved to be more
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| protect them, but only recently we have
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| | effective than red wine or dealcoholized
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| learned that they are also crucial in
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| | red wine in inhibiting arterial disease
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| protecting humans against diseases. We
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| | at the same polyphenol dose. The
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| know that people who consume plant foods
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| | researchers concluded that grape juice or
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| regularly have a lower incidence of heart
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| | non-alcoholic red wine are an excellent
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| disease than people who do not include
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| | alternative to red wine when in comes to
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| them in their diet.
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| | disease of the arteries .
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| How can phenol-phytochemicals protect our
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| | Conclusion
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| arteries?
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| | Although research has shown that in the
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| Polyphenols can protect our arteries
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| | absence of contraindications, moderate
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| through the following mechanisms:
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| | red wine drinking, two 8 ounces glasses
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| · Lowering LDL cholesterol in
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| | for men and 1 glass for women per day,
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| the blood. A study conducted to evaluate
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| | may be beneficial to patients who have a
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| the effect of moderate Sicilian red wine
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| | cardiovascular condition, those health
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| consumption on cardiovascular risk
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| | effects disappear very fast and can have
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| factors found out that at the end of the
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| | serious health implications when we abuse
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| red wine intake period, 4 weeks, LDL
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| | drinking. And since studies indicate that
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| cholesterol and oxidized LDL had
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| | most of the beneficial effects of
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| significantly decreased, while HDL
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| | drinking red wine are attributable to the
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| Cholesterol and the total antioxidant
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| | polyphenols present in grapes, we may
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| capacity of the blood had increased¹.
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| | conclude that a diet that includes grapes
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| · Recycling vitamin E as an
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| | as well as other fruits and vegetables
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| antioxidant. This is very important
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| | containing polyphenols may be even more
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| because vitamin E represents the first
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| | beneficial.
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