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Eating Grapes Helps Fight Obesity

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The World Health Organization defines obesity as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. It is caused by an energy imbalance between the number of calories consumed and the number of calories used up by the body. The World Health Organization defines overweight person as an individual with a body mass index (a measure of a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of his height in meters – kg/m2) greater than or equal to 25, while an obese person by definition has a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30. Overweight and obesity result in the deaths of 2.8 million adults each year, and are ranked as the fifth leading risk for global deaths. Continue reading Eating Grapes Helps Fight Obesity

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Eat Grapes to Boost Your Memory!

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Cognitive decline is regarded by many individuals as one of the most frightening symptoms associated with human aging. And such fear is understandable given that our memories make it possible for us to know who we are as well as how to function in society. Countless persons have testified that there is no sadder sight than watching someone you love dearly, grow old and slowly lose his or her own identity. Despite the heartache though, most people view such cognitive losses as inevitable – a burden that must be borne by each individual as we enter the twilight years and that there is nothing we can do about it. However, this belief is not true. Continue reading Eat Grapes to Boost Your Memory!

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Exploring the Cardioprotective Attributes of Grape Seeds

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Cardiovascular disease refers to disorders and infections of the cardiac muscle and vascular system which supply life-sustaining blood to vital organs such as the brain, heart, lungs, etc. While cardiovascular disease accounted for 10% of all deaths worldwide at the start of the 20th century, the figure dramatically increased to 30% by 2001. It is responsible for almost 50% of all deaths in high income countries and close to 28% of all deaths in low and middle income countries. Cardiovascular disease kills approximately 17 million people each year and is now the number one cause of death worldwide, eclipsing other factors such as nutritional deficiency, HIV/AIDS, injury and respiratory diseases. Continue reading Exploring the Cardioprotective Attributes of Grape Seeds