Why the experts love grape, nutritional benefits and serving size guidelines
Why the experts love grape, nutritional benefits and serving size guidelines
Grape image© Provided by Getty Images
Perspective from Iyanuoluwa Oyetunji
Benefits
- Grape may reduce inflammation and prevent a wide range of chronic diseases. The fruits are loaded with several antioxidants including polyphenols such as resveratrol. Other antioxidant nutrients present in grapes include vitamin C, beta-carotene.
- Grapes may contribute to cardiovascular health by reducing the risks of hypertension. The fruit has about 6% of recommended daily value of potassium per cup.
Quantity Recommendation
- A serving of grapes is a cup according to the food guide pyramid. About two to four servings of fruits should be consumed per day. It is recommended to diversify one's fruit intake.
Perspective from Julia Rocha
Grapes are good for heart health, as it contains potassium, a mineral that acts to control blood pressure, as it neutralizes sodium. Low potassium intake has been linked to and increased risk of hypertension, heart disease and stroke.
- The presence of resveratrol in the skin of purple grapes controls the level of LDL the bad cholesterol, and favors HDL, the good cholesterol. Therefore, it reduces the risk of atherosclerosis, which is the accumulation of fat in the arteries, and protects the heart from disease.
- Despite being a fruit with a lot of sugar, grapes have a low glycemic index and help lower the amount of sugar in the blood. That is because resveratrol increases insulin sensitivity, which improves the body's ability to use glucose, so grapes can be beneficial for people with diabetes
- Grapes are good for the eyes because they contain the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin, these compounds reduce oxidative stress and the damage that sunlight causes to the retina. And resveratrol also protects against diseases that cause blindness like glaucoma (elevated intraocular pressure), cataracts (loss of clarity of the lens) and eye diseases caused by diabetes like retinopathy.
Quantity Recommendation
- My recommendation is to consume 10 grapes or a small bunch a day. The ideal is, whenever possible, to give preference to fresh fruit, but whole grape juice is also recommended, as it is healthy and preserves a good part of the fruit's nutrients.
Reference: Microsoft Health : Iyanuoluwa Oyetunji, Master of Science in Medicine, specialization in Human Nutrition and Julia Rocha, Bachelor in Nutrition
No thoughts on “Why the experts love grape, nutritional benefits and serving size guidelines”
Articles - Most Read
- Home
- LIVER DIS-EASE AND GALL BLADDER DIS-EASE
- Contacts
- African Wholistics - Medicines, Machines and Ignorance
- African Holistics - Seduced by Ignorance and Research
- African Wholistics -The Overlooked Revolution
- The Children of the Sun-3
- Kidney Stones-African Holistic Health
- PART ONE: DIS-EASE TREATMENT AND HEALTH-3
- 'Tortured' and shackled pupils freed from Nigerian Islamic school
- PART ONE: DIS-EASE TREATMENT AND HEALTH-2
- The Serpent and the RainBow-The Jaguar - 2
- PART ONE: DIS-EASE TREATMENT AND HEALTH-4
- PART ONE: DIS-EASE TREATMENT AND HEALTH-5
- King Leopold's Ghost - Introduction
- African Wholistics - Medicine
- PART ONE: DIS-EASE TREATMENT AND HEALTH-6
- The Mystery System
- Menopause
- The Black Pharaohs Nubian Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
Who's On Line?
We have 33 guests and one member online
Ad Agency Remote
Articles - Latest
- Certain fruits eaten an 'hour' before bed may 'significantly increase' sleep efficiency
- Scientists sequence Beethoven’s genome using locks of his hair
- Lemongrass: Expert opinions and healthy portions
- Dancer bitten by mosquito on holiday wakes up with no arms or legs
- Is Cayenne pepper a superfood? Find out what the experts say, get serving sizes, and health concerns
- Equatorial Guinea confirms Marburg outbreak – nine dead, 4,000 in quarantine Story by Harriet Barber
- Celtuce: Experts weigh in on health benefits, nutrition facts, and more
- Deep Vein Thrombosis : What is it & treatments Story by Dr. Kabir Sethi, DM Cardiology •
- Sea Beet: Experts weigh in on health benefits, nutrition facts, and more
- 45-year-old woman damages liver from drinking herbal brew - dangerous 'side effects' Story by Solen Le Net •
- Woman, 80, developed toxic reaction after months of using toothpaste with baking soda
- Bitter gourd: How much should you eat? The pros sound off.
- 'Liver transplant candidates' often report one of two symptoms on their tongue - study
- Watermelon: Expert opinions, health risks, and more
- Doctors warn of 'tech neck' - which could even require surgery
- What is artichoke extract good for? Find out what the experts say
- Eye drops linked to lethal infection urgently recalled: ‘Immediately stop using them’
- Ask an expert: Is it better to eat cooked onions for patients with inflammation of the esophagus?
- Angular cheilitis Warning Signs: What to Look Out For