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Article: Researchers Report Mechanism for Anti-Clotting Effects of Purple Grape Juice Unrelated to Alcohol.
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- PR Newswire
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- November 10, 1998
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Flavonoids Found in Purple Grape Juice Thought to Increase Nitric Oxide Levels
While Reducing Free Radical Production
DALLAS, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The so-called French Paradox seems a little less mysterious today as researchers reported that flavonoids found in purple grape juice, also found in red wine, stimulate platelet production of nitric oxide -- a chemical which plays a role in inhibiting platelet aggregation and thrombus formation. Preliminary studies in both humans and animals have previously reported the effects of drinking purple grape juice on platelet aggregation. Studies have reported similar anti-platelet effects for red wine. The ...