date:May 17, 2013
rol diet. Grape intake also increased markers of antioxidant defense, particularly in the liver and kidneys.
Our study suggests that a grape-enriched diet may play a critical role in protecting against metabolic syndrome and the toll it takes on the body and its organs, said lead investigator E. Mitchell Seymour, Ph.D. Both inflammation and oxidative stress play a role in cardiovascular disease progression and organ dysfunction in type 2 diabetes. Grape intake impacted both of these components