Findings from a study by the University of Grenoble in collaboration with the other researchers suggest that a polyphenol rich diet keeps the heart healthy.

The scientific work, published in the Journal of Nutrition, is one of the few approaching this field by in vivo studies. “So far- says Marie-Claire Toufektsian, leading author of the study – the biological and protective activities of various flavonoids have been extensively studied in vitro, on cell- based assays. Nevertheless, this kind of approach has a major limitation: it is extremely difficult to assess precisely the nature of all flavonoids absorbed following consumption of fruits and vegetable plants present in a given meal. In other words, laboratory cultured cells alone are not sufficient to study a complex mechanism such as that of absorption of food flavonoids”. That is why we need to turn attention on other features.

Dr. Robert O. Young, a research scientist from the pH Miracle Living Center, states, “the best source of the acid buffering-alkalizing proanthocyanadins is from green fruits and veggies. Eating 9 to 12 servings of green fruits and veggies every day will help to provide the protective proanthocyanadins needed to buffer the dietary and metabolic acids that can lead to heart dis-ease and cancerous conditions.”

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