Grapes are delicious, sweet and – best of all – have a whole host of amazing benefits for your wellness and wellbeing. They are quite sugary, as far as fruit goes, but when eaten as part of a healthy diet, they can be some of the best nutrition that you can possibly take on board.
Did you know, for example, that grapes are great for weight loss? Research carried out recently at the University of Georgia has found that the resveratrol contained in grapes helps to assist the body’s weight loss efforts by reducing the cell’s ability to store fat dramatically (by about 130 percent) and it also causes fat cells to disintegrate far more quickly than normal.
Grapes are also great for your heart. Research has also shown that the resveratrol contained in these little fruits has the ability to improve the way that the blood vessels dilate, which could allow more blood to flow freely through the blood vessels. It has also been proved to help relax the walls of blood vessels, thus making their diameter larger, and allowing the blood pressure to lower. The increased blood flow to all areas of the body means that more oxygen is delivered, and also more nutrients to the cells of the body. A further study showed that just a small amount of resveratrol resulted in a dramatic reduction in the risk factors for heart attacks.
As well as your heart and your weight, grapes could be great for your brain. The University of Switzerland has just released research which proves that grapes can help to mop up brain-damaging plaques and also the free radicals. These have been linked to Alzheimer’s disease. In face resveratrol is sometimes playfully referred to as ‘reverse it all’ by health practitioners, due to the amazing effects that it can have on the body.