Grape juice increases good cholesterol

Red Grape are used to make Red Wine, it suppose to be good for clearing the capillary...Now this report gives more info about increase of good cholestrol...

Grape juice increases good cholesterol
17/11/2004 - Drinking Concord grape juice significantly increased good cholesterol and significantly lowered two markers of inflammation in people with stable coronary artery disease.

These results were announced in the November issue of the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology by researchers from Boston University School of Medicine.

Jane Freedman, associate professor of medicine and pharmacology at the university and one of the authors of the study, said that in addition to an increase in HDL (good cholesterol) levels, they saw a significant decrease in the production of superoxide, a free radical, and soluble CD40 ligand, an inflammatory marker that is provoking growing interest

"Platelet release of soluble CD40 ligand is thought to contribute to the development of atherosclerosis and vascular inflammation," said Freedman, noting that previous studies of healthy subjects have shown that drinking grape juice decreases superoxide production and inhibits platelet aggregation. However, its impact on the inflammatory properties of platelets had not been previously studied.

"The soluble CD40 ligand information is new and particularly interesting, given the growing interest in the link between this inflammatory marker and cardiovascular disease," said Freedman.

The positive increase in HDL levels is also interesting, according to Freedman, as historically this phenomenon has been linked to drinking red wine and attributed to the alcohol found in the wine. Read More.....

Grape juice increases good cholesterol