Health Benefits of Grapes

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1.Grapes as a laxative food helps to prevent constipation and indigestion.

2.Like Watermelon,Grapes are also considered as the best thirst quencher fruit.Munching of grapes helps to beat the summer heat.

3.Grapes gives instant energy and helps to beat the summer fatigue.

4.Grapes contain a nutrient called Resveratrol.It is very effective in treating and preventing cancer.It suppresses the growth and spread of the cancer cells.It enhances brain health and helps to fight against aging.

5.Grapes contain anti-oxidants and it greatly helps in preventing age related loss of vision and cataract.It also helps to prevent the oxidation of LDL cholesterol which blocks blood vessels.

6.Grapes helps in treating asthma as it has the ability to increase the moisture in the lungs.

7.Grapes helps to increase the nitric oxide levels in the blood.The nitric acid has the ability to prevent blood clots which cause heart attacks.

8.Saponins present in grape skin,greatly helps in lowering the cholesterol levels.

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9.Grapes aids in treating kidney disorders as it has the ability to reduce the acidity of the uric acid, which reduces the work of the kidneys.

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