Bust the obesity timebomb with grapes and oranges

A research has concluded that oranges and grapes could be a key to fighting the obesity crisis because, chemicals present in these two humble fruits could, when combined, help combat diabetes and heart disease. This has been revealed by experts of Warwick University who have taken trans-resveratrol, a compound found in red grapes, and hesperetin, a substance in oranges, and combined them in a pill. That pill, in the opinion of scientists, could in the future offer a new treatment to fight the three killer diseases.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 13 May 2016.

Professor Paul Thornally, who led the research, has indicated that this find is an incredibly exciting development and could have a massive impact on our ability to treat these diseases because apart from diabetes and heart disease it could take care of obesity.
When administered in tandem, the two compounds decreased blood glucose, improved the action of insulin and improved the health of arteries. However, these compounds should be taken in pharmaceutical doses. Otherwise, if consumed directly from oranges and red grapes, the average daily intake for a person would be about 10 litres of orange juice and grape juice.


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