Study shows fruit juice benefits

[liberte]

A diet rich in fruit juice could cut the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other diseases, according to research.

A team at Glasgow University has carried out one of the first studies into the benefits of antioxidants.

The study found that grape, apple and cranberry juices contained high amounts of the beneficial chemicals.

Antioxidants are natural chemicals which reduce cell damage caused by free radicals, a major cause of disease and ageing.

Researchers from the Human Nutrition group at Glasgow University examined different juices and how much antioxidant they contained as well as the different chemical compounds.

Polyphenols are a very strong antioxidant that get rid of free radicals in the body.

It is believed they can maintain and improve health and also protect against chronic diseases.

Results showed purple grape juice made with Concord grapes contains the highest and broadest range of polyphenols as well as having the highest antioxidant capacity, equal to those found in a Beaujolais red wine.

Alan Crozier, Professor of Plant Biochemistry and Human Nutrition, said: "Not all fruit juices are the same.

"Supplementing a healthy diet with a regular intake of a variety of fruit juices such as purple grape juice, grapefruit juice, cloudy apple juice and cranberry juice, will, without major dietary changes, increase the consumer's intake of phenolic antioxidants.

"Dietary polyphenols through their antioxidant properties, and possibly other mechanisms, are believed to play a role in protecting against chronic diseases."

The study will be featured in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry.

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Glasgow and West | Study shows fruit juice benefits

[Al-khiyal]

Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry

[Cheba_Mami]

ahh good news, so drink another healthy glass of fruitjuice!

[Cheba_Mami]

Homemade Refreshing Fruit Juice Recipes Homemade Refreshing Fruit Juice Recipes

Recipes are from the downloadable drinks cookbook:
I Hate Counting Calories! Smoothies, Fruit Juices and Other Drinks!


Lemon~Lime Ginger Ale
handful of grapes
1 apple, cored and sliced
½ inch fresh ginger (less if you find the taste too strong)
1/2 lime
1/4 lemon
sparkling mineral water
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Remove the grapes from the stem. Juice the apple and ginger together, then juice the rest of the fruit. Pour the juice in a large glass and fill to the top with sparkling water and serve with ice.



Sparkling Tropical Fruit Juice
Recipe taken from I Hate Counting Calories!

1 kiwi, peeled
1 orange, peeled and sectioned
1/2 mango, peeled and sliced
sparkling mineral water
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Process the fruit in a juicer. Pour the juice in a large glass and fill to the top with sparkling water and serve.



Gingered Apple Cider Juice
1 inch piece ginger
3 apples or 1 cup apple cider
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Process through a juicer and serve.



Peach Pear Apple Juice Recipe
1 apple, cored and sliced
2 peaches, remove seed
1 pear, sliced
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Process through a juicer and serve.



Fruit Punch (Juice)
6 strawberries, fresh or thawed from frozen
1 apple, cored and sliced
1/2 orange, peeled and sectioned
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Process the fruit in a juicer and serve.



Fruit Nectar Recipe
1/2 cup raspberries, fresh or thawed from frozen
1 orange, peeled and sectioned
1 nectarine, pitted and sliced
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Process the fruit in a juicer and serve.



Blueberry Cherry Juice Recipe
handful of cherries, pitted
3/4 cup blueberries
1 apple, cored and sliced
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Process the fruit in a juicer and serve.



Fruit Juice Recipe Ideas ...
1 cup strawberries
2 med. apples
1 tsp. lemon juice

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1/2 red grapefruit
1 med. orange
2 handfuls cranberries

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1 pear
1 peach
1 apple

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1 orange
1 mango
1 apple


(ah, you can move these recipies to the cuisine section too)

[liberte]

How about a peach or nectarine, handful of strawberries, sprig of fresh mint and orange juice?

[Cheba_Mami]

of course! actually one needs no recipes, just imagination is enough...