Dr. John Pezzuto and his colleagues at Western New England University recently published studies that show “amazing” effects of grape consumption as well as “remarkable” effects on health and lifespans.
According to a study published in the journal ‘Foods,’ including grapes in the amount of just under two cups per day could improve western countries’ typical high-fat diet, resulting in a decrease in fatty liver and an increase in lifespan.
Work with grapes demonstrated real modifications in genetic expression
Pezzuto, who has written over 600 scientific studies, noted that these studies give the adage “you are what you eat” a whole new meaning and that the work with grapes demonstrated real modifications in genetic expression. “That is genuinely amazing.”
Grapes increased levels of antioxidant genes and postponed natural death in conjunction with a high-fat diet. Pezzuto said his best estimate is that the change seen in the study would correspond to an additional 4-5 years in human life.
He admitted that converting years of lifespan from a mouse to a human is not an exact science. A different study, published in the journal Antioxidants by Dr. Pezzuto and his colleagues, discovered that grape consumption changed the way genes were expressed in the brain and improved behaviour recognition, both of which were hampered by a high-fat diet.
A third study, led by Dr. Jeffrey Idle, discovered that grapes alter not only the expression of genes but also the metabolism.
