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Article: Pigments in red wine grapes inhibit heart disease
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- December 23, 2001
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Pigments in red wine grapes inhibit heart disease
Associated Press
Sunday, December 23, 2001
Researchers say they have discovered the key component in red wine
that explains the "French paradox," or the way the French can eat
lots of cheese, buttery sauces and other rich foods and still suffer
less heart disease than Americans.
The explanation is pigments known as polyphenols.
The pigments are not present in white wine or rose, and they seem
to be less potent when they are present in grape juice.
Polyphenols inhibit the production of a peptide that contributes
to hardening of the arteries, researchers report in the latest issue
of the journal Nature.
In laboratory dish experiments, ...