Grapes, the best summer fruit for the brain, intestines and heart

A new research article published in the current issue of the scientific journal Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry examines "superfoods" and highlights that fresh grapes have earned their top spot on the superfood list.

This particular fruit, as researchers report, improves the proper functioning of the brain, heart, and intestines.

As the article notes, the term “superfood” is a common word without an official definition or set criteria. The predominant superfoods are typically part of the Mediterranean diet and are generally rich in plant compounds that are beneficial to health.

Grapes – the superfood

Grapes are a natural source of over 1600 compounds, including antioxidants and other polyphenols, such as flavonoids, anthocyanidins, catechins and phenolic acids.

Clinical studies also show that grapes support proper brain function, contribute to maintaining healthy brain metabolism and beneficial effects on cognition, skin health, contribute to increased resistance to ultraviolet radiation and DNA damage in skin cells, gut health, contribute to the regulation of the gut microbiome and increased diversity in the gut, and eye health.

Finally, in the field of nutrigenomics, a research field that examines how diet affects gene expression, grape consumption appears to contribute positively to gene expression in relevant body systems, the scientific article states. /CNA

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