{"id":2797,"date":"2008-11-24T09:48:18","date_gmt":"2008-11-24T14:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=2797"},"modified":"2008-11-24T09:48:18","modified_gmt":"2008-11-24T14:48:18","slug":"alton-brown-promotes-polyphenols-for-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/11\/alton-brown-promotes-polyphenols-for-your-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Alton Brown Promotes Polyphenols for Your Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new ad featuring <a title=\"alton brown welch's grape juice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/videos\/welchs-new--30-tv-ad-with-alton-brown\/\" target=\"_self\">Alton Brown<\/a> promotes Welch\u2019s concord grape juice as a way to help boost your health and immune system due to its polyphenol content.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/bXwNyRvxCjE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/bXwNyRvxCjE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>What are polyphenols?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Polyphenols are a type of antioxidant<\/li>\n<li>Found mainly in fruits, but also in some vegetables, chocolate, tea, and coffee<\/li>\n<li>There are at least 5,000 individual polyphenols reported in scientific literature<\/li>\n<li>All polyphenols have an antioxidant effect, but the magnitude of the the effect can vary quite a bit (meaning some are more potent\/helpful\u00a0for your health\u00a0then others)<!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/concord-grapes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2947\" title=\"concord-grapes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/concord-grapes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"291\" \/><\/a>Current evidence strongly supports that polyphenols help with the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, cancers, osteoporosis,<sup> <\/sup>and suggests a role in the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases<sup> <\/sup>and <a title=\"diabetes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/topics\/diabetes\/\" target=\"_self\">diabetes<\/a>. However, the research is limited, therefore no specific recommendations have been made for the general<sup> <\/sup>population or for particular populations at risk of specific<sup> <\/sup>diseases.<\/p>\n<p>So yes, drinking Welch\u2019s grape juice will provide you with polyphenols because polyphenols are found mainly in fruits and their associated fruit juices. However, remember it is always better to get all the wonderful nutrients fruits have by <a title=\"fruit juice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/4-ways-to-avoid-weight-gain-from-fruit-juices\/\" target=\"_self\">eating their original, whole-food source<\/a> (i.e. eating the grapes instead of drinking the juice).\u00a0 Otherwise, you are missing out on some great beneficial elements fruits have to offer, like fiber, and sometimes you are taking in more calories and sugar by consuming the juice form. In fact, some polyphenols are of their highest concentration in the fruit\u2019s peel, which is not consumed if you are merely drinking the juice.<\/p>\n<p>There are many other great sources of polyphenols, some of these include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>red apples<\/li>\n<li>cranberries<\/li>\n<li>blue, black, and strawberries<\/li>\n<li>kiwi<\/li>\n<li>pears<\/li>\n<li>plums<\/li>\n<li>potatoes<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"red wine benefits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/Red_Wine_Diet\/\" target=\"_self\">red wine<\/a><\/li>\n<li>yellow onion<\/li>\n<li>parsley<\/li>\n<li>soy flour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new ad featuring Alton Brown promotes Welch\u2019s concord grape juice as a way to help boost your health and immune system due to its polyphenol content. What are polyphenols? 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