Fruit Juices Prevent Heart Disease More Effectively

Eating fruits is very beneficial for health, including preventing blood vessels and heart disease. But recent research indicates, taking the form of juice or fruit juice, it gives greater efficacy than eating it in the form intact.

 

Dr. Kelly Decorde from the University of Montpellier France and his team report on a study to peratmakalinya prove that processing the fruit into juice or fruit juice has important implications for health. So far, said Decorde, people consume in processed form such as fruit juice, but information on the nutritional composition limited to the shape intact.

To analyze the extent to which the process of "Juicing" is a strong influence on the antioxidant content of fruit, called phenols, Decorde and his team carried out tests using hamster.

The animals were divided into groups and some of which are left with a diet high in fat and cholesterol levels to trigger the onset of atherosclerosis or the formation of fatty plaques in arteries that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. There are groups of hamsters were given an apple, purple grape, apple juice, grape juice and water.

Of animals A control group to undergo a normal diet. The amount of fruit the hamsters consumed balanced view of human normal consumption averages about three apples or three series of wine per day. Hamsters given juice drank the equivalent of four glasses daily for a person weighing 70 kilograms (154 pounds).
    
Apples and grapes according to the study researchers have same phenol content, while the purple grape juice had 2.5 times more phenols than apple juice.

At the end of the study revealed, compared with animals given water, fed hamsters the fruit juice had lower cholesterol levels, less oxidative stress, and less fat accumulation in the vessels of the aorta, the main channel of supplying oxygenated blood throughout the body. Recorded purple grape juice provides the greatest influence followed by purple grapes, apple juice and fruit.

"These findings indicate that the amount of phenols contained in food have a direct effect on its antioxidant properties," wrote the researchers who load their research in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research April 2008 issue.

Other antioxidant compounds in fruits such as vitamin C and carotenoids, could also contribute to their effects. The results of this study said, Decorde, give advice and encouragement that fruit and fruit juices may have significant relevance and can diapliasikan for public health.

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Drink Drugs, Avoid Fruit Juice!

CHOOSE fruit juice as a drink while swallowing the drugs seem needs to be avoided. A recent research indicates, fruit juice can affect the body's ability to absorb the drugs, making treatment less effective healing.

The pharmacists in Canada in research published on Wednesday (20 / 8), stating that grapefruit juice (orange red), orange and apple juice shown to interfere with the body's ability to absorb certain medications and reducing the effectiveness of therapy. Based on the results of the study, fruit juice can reduce the effectiveness of the drugs used for heart disease, cancer, organ transplants and "potentially eliminating the effect of usefulness."

David Bailey, professor of clinical pharmacology from the University of Western Ontario, who led the research, was the first to identify the potential of grapefruit juice increases the absorption of certain drugs, as well as examine the possibilities of turning normal doses into overdose. Latest findings, which is an advanced research Bailey, presented at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society in Philadelphia 236.

"When we use the drugs, you should drink it with appropriate doses. Dose is too low will not give the effect you want, chances are too high will lead to excessive or basic produce toxic effects,"

"Not long ago, we found that the substance contained in grapefruit and other fruit juice may decrease the oral absorption of certain drugs during the transportation process absorption in the digestive tissue. The problem is the loss of efficacy of treatment is very important for the healing of serious illnesses, "said Bailey

In his research, Bailey volunteers to take fexofenadine, an antihistamine to overcome the kind of allergy. The volunteers swallowed the drug with a choice of drinking a glass of grapefruit juice and plain water and water mixed with naringin (substance that gives the sour taste of fruits). The results showed that volunteers who drank the grapefruit juice absorbed only half of it fexofenadine levels than those who drank plain water.

According to researchers, grapefruit juice contains naringin, the main ingredient, which gives a sense of wry and distinctive aroma. Naringin is believed to block the "transporter" of drugs called OATP1A2 which transports the active ingredients of drugs from the small intestine into the blood vessels.

"Blocking this transporter reduces drug absorption and neutralizes the potential benefits. On the other hand, drugs whose levels are increased by the presence of grapefruit juice appear to block an enzyme important in the metabolism of drugs called CYP3A4, that normally serves to break the drug, "researchers said.

In addition to grapefruit, the researchers found that orange juice and apple juice which was more drunk than grapefruit juice also showed the same effect. Both types of juice, the researchers say, does contain naringin.

So far, among the drugs that are affected by consumption of grapefruit, orange and apple juices are: etoposide, an anticancer drug type; types of beta blockers (atenolol, celiprolol, talinolol) used to treat high blood pressure and prevent heart attacks and some types of antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, itraconazole). Also experienced a decrease cyclosporine drug interactions - drugs used to prevent rejection in organ transplantation. List An estimated these drugs will continue to grow long as the research continued.

Bailey said patients should consult with your doctor about the possible influence of drug consumption in juice beverage. He also asked the patient should be disciplined use of water when ingesting the drug.

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Rather than blended, blended Only Better!

It IS better to give children fruit juice, preferably fresh fruit juices. Moreover, if the blender, not juiced, because the children also get the fiber, not just the vitamins of the fruit.

Fruit including the food pyramid food groups. Although the required daily intake is not too much, fruit is rich in nutrients, especially vitamins and minerals. Unfortunately, not all children like the fruit. Children are generally reluctant to chew apples, bananas, oranges, or other types. In a way, the fruit does not include a child's favorite food group.

It took a while for kids to like eating fruit. As with the fruit-flavored drinks, kids usually like. Sweetness that comes out of fruit-flavored beverage that is more compelling than the original fruit juice.

Provide fruit juice in containers is fine, let alone put 100 percent real fruit. "But it's not entirely accurate," says Dr. Dida Gurnida, SP.A, Kes., A specialist in nutrition and metabolic son of Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung.

Undeniably, many people incorrectly thought they had a drink or give the children some fruit juice. In fact, given only a taste or esense fruit. Moreover, he said. Dida, fruit juices or juice drinks "taste" the fruit that has been packaged using preservatives. Just a little juice products that do not use preservatives. Packaging technology is allowing a product does not use preservatives.

Apart from the problem, better give fresh fruit juice that is processed immediately, especially if blended. "Because there is still a fiber," adds Dr. Dida.

Process or blend the juice is actually intended to facilitate the consumption of fruit for children. Parents who experience difficulty when giving fruit to children, can work around this by blending or juicing of various materials that make the fruit taste better and interesting. Instead, when you blend, do not give extra sugar because the fruit is fruit sugar.

Other benefits are also obtained directly from fruit processing is the content of the nutrients contained in it is still pretty good. Packaging process can make the nutrients contained in it come down.

Peel the skin
In the book The Family Nutrition Book by William Sears, MD and Martha Sears, RN, there are a few suggestions before the fruit blended or juiced.
1. The skin of fruits and vegetables contain nutrients that are usually good, although sometimes not very safe because it may still contain pesticides. It is best not to peel fruits and vegetables organically, to reduce the pesticides enter the body.
2. When peeling an orange, do not clean the white part because it contains bioflavonoids.
3. Peel all fruits and vegetables that have undergone a process pelilinan.
4. In general, fruit should be cored before juiced or blended. However, grapefruit, melons, and grapes, can still be included when blended or created juice.
5. Drinks slowly. Drinking too fast and rush to make a disturbed digestion. Drinks in small quantities to the gastrointestinal tract of children accustomed to a new kind of juice. And allow little time for the intestines to digest.

Most of the juice can be diarrhea
Eating too much fruit juice accounted for the increased incidence of children being overweight or overweight. Once the statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in 2001. Obesity in childhood has become an epidemic problem. One in four U.S. children are overweight or at risk of overweight.

Many parents who regulate food intake so that the child is not overweight, but they forgot the drinks are included in the child's mouth. Susan S. Baker, MD, Ph.D., chairman of the AAP Committee on Nutrition, stressing the importance of attention to excessive intake of fruit juice.

"Many parents do not realize that fruit juices contain sugar and excess calories. In fact, relatively few nutrients. As a result, children who consume juice throughout the day will experience a decrease in essential nutrients necessary for body growth, "said Susan.

According to the AAP report, most bottled fruit juice does not contain the significant nutrients other than vitamin C. Nutrients are the most common carbohydrates, sucrose, fructose, or any other form of sugar.

When consumed in large quantities, sugar diasup can cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloating, and farting. Not to mention most bottled juices also contain no fiber or nutrients offers the benefits derived from the fruit as a whole.

 

Numerous scientific studies show that babies who consume too much juice can result in nutritional deficiencies because the juice will replace breast milk or formula. Juice that is not really derived from 100 percent real fruit usually contain additional sweeteners, flavors, and other materials.

Although fruit juice that comes from 100 percent fruit to be part of a healthy child's diet, excessive consumption will still be associated with malnutrition, diarrhea, abdominal pain, or tooth decay. Therefore, the AAP recommends fruit juice intake is limited only half a glass per day for children aged 1-6 years and one glass for those aged 7-18 years.

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In order Juice More Useful

We make the juice so that the body is healthier or slimmer (if the juice is consumed as a way of dieting). However, often times the way we process it makes the nutritional content is much reduced. For example, by adding too much sugar or ice cubes. For that, you should first know how to process the juice is recommended.

 

 

Fruit drinks are basically divided into three kinds: juice, lassi, and smoothies.
• Juice is the juice obtained by squeezed by hand (orange juice) or with the aid of a machine squeezer (juice extractor or blender), such as pineapple juice, apple juice, and others. Juice can also be made from fruits / vegetables are mashed in a way blend, such as watermelon juice, melon juice, cucumber juice and tomato juice.
• Lassi is a drink of juice mixed with yogurt.
• Smoothie is a blended juice or lassi certain material so soft textured (smooth) and can disendoki. Mixture commonly used include banana, avocado, young coconut, and oatmeal (rolled oats / quick cooking oats).

Tips juice processing:
• To get healthy and beneficial juices, fruit store in the refrigerator until cold. Remove the fruit from the refrigerator, let stand 15-30 minutes before it is processed so that the fruit is cool and not too cold.
• When juice is served with a temperature of a refrigerator or add ice cubes, nutrients will be absorbed and utilized the body difficult. The most optimal nutrient absorption occurs when the temperature equivalent food or not vary much with temperature.
• Juice is rich in antioxidants antiaging active and efficacious as contained in the fruit / vegetables that contain carotenoids (beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein), vitamin C and citric acid. Carotene and vitamin C can activate cell rejuvenation.
• The content of carotene found in carrots and lots of local fruit that is now increasingly rare, the persimmon.
• sour taste of ripe fruit in keeping vitamin C does not easily damaged. However, that does not mean sweet fruit did not contain vitamin C. Papaya and guava sweet red fruit is full of vitamin C.
• Citric acid - especially in the lemon juice / juice - is a tonic for the liver, thereby invigorate the function of liver in making toxins / free radicals in the body. Other ripe fruit that is rich in citric acid soursop and sweet orange / tangerine.
• Healthy fats include omega-3 is also a powerful antioxidant. Found in avocados, nuts (walnuts, almonds, cashews), and extra virgin olive oil.
• For health and anti aging should not be made from a mixture of fruit juice sweetened alcoholic (fruit that tastes very sweet, a little watery, and easily turned into alcohol if pemeramannya overcooked). Examples include durian, jackfruit, or Cempedak.
• To be beautiful and youthful skin, the mind must also be relaxed and away from stress. Nutritional stress antidote is potassium (all types of fruit), vitamin B complex (green beans, red beans, and legumes species), and relaxant substances (cocoa powder).

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Juice, Not All Healthy

Who does not like to drink fruit juice. The color is bright and light, sweet, and good for health. But wait, not all nutrition experts argue that. Although juice is rich in vitamins, but do not close your eyes to the danger.

 

 

Which May
If you want to reap the benefits of a glass of juice, nutrition experts advise you to consume vegetable juice. The content of lycopene in tomatoes has been investigated to reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Mixture of several kinds of vegetables are juiced also be a source of fiber and control hunger. In addition, the sugar content in vegetable juices less and contains very little calories. Suitable for those who are dieting.

The forbidden
Be wary of drinks that are included in juice cocktails, juice drinks or juice flavored beverage. The three types of beverages that usually contains very little real fruit. Its main ingredient is water, sugar, and fruit-flavored syrup. Juice in this category no better than soft drinks, high sugar and calories but low in nutrients. Research shows these drinks will cause obesity in children.

Picky fruit
What about the pure fruit juices that are not added sweeteners? Some experts believe pure fruit juices rich in vitamin C and antioxidants to fight disease. The problem of fruit juice is naturally also contain sugar and calories. For example, apple juice is the equivalent of candy sugar. Likewise, the watermelons that contain lots of sugar.

If you are worried about the sugar content in juice, pomegranate juice choose. Although many contain sugar and calories, but very rich in antioxidants. Research shows that pomegranates contain substances effective for protecting brain function and prevent cancer.

Fruit in the berry family, such as cherries, blueberries, and cranberries, highly recommended, as it effectively increases the body's immune system. Several studies also showed berries contain anti-inflammatory and anti cancer. Drinking cherry juice before and after exercise may reduce muscle soreness due to physical activity.

What about orange juice that so many people's favorite? Good news, orange is a source of vitamin C, which is a champion in improving the immune system. Not only that, orange juice also contain calcium and vitamin D for strong bones. Highly recommended if you reduce sugar when making juice.

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