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Article: Purple's pros: Grape juice fights heart disease; drink an anti-clot agent on par with aspirin.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- March 18, 1997
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ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Want to protect your heart?
Drink purple grape juice, not orange or grapefruit juice, say researchers at the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison.
Unlike citrus juices, purple grape juice contains an ingredient that prevents blood platelets from sticking to the walls of coronary arteries, said John Folts, professor of medicine and director of the Coronary Artery Thrombosis Research and Prevention Laboratory at UW Hospital and Clinics.
``That doesn't mean that oranges and grapefruit are not good for you,'' Folts said. ``But if you're looking at heart disease, it looks like grape juice is much better for you ...
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