Cherry protects heart health

09 June 2017, 13:05 | Health
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Cherries have a unique combination of powerful anti-inflammatory antioxidants that help protect the body from the risk of cardiovascular disease, scientists at the University of Michigan and the University of Arizona have established,.

It was noted that daily consumption of cherry juice for four weeks significantly reduces the effect of important markers of inflammation in people who are overweight or obese. The consumption of berries also helped to reduce the levels of uric acid associated with inflammation and gout, and the triglycerides that develop cardiac disorders.

Using the example of an additional five-month study on laboratory mice, it was recorded that cherry reduces the likelihood of atherosclerosis and other heart diseases, reducing the level of C-reactive protein and other markers of inflammation to 36 percent and reducing total cholesterol concentrations by 26%.

Rodents also experienced a 65 percent reduction in the risk of early death as a result of improved cardiovascular health. Doctors also note that the addition of cherries in the diet reduces "not only" not only the general inflammatory processes in the body, but also inflammation in the tissues of the heart, which affects the risk of heart disease in obese patients. Anthocyanins - anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds in berries, are responsible for controlling internal inflammation in the body, American experts believe..

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