Consuming grapes may have a host of protective benefits in preventing organ damage due to metabolic syndrome, a new study has revealed.

The new study evaluated the effects of a high fat, American-style diet which included grapes as well as a diet which did not include grapes. They studied its effects on the heart, liver, kidneys, and fat tissue in obesity-prone rats.
The results pointed out that three months of a grape-enriched diet greatly helped reduce inflammatory markers throughout the body, and this was mostly found in the liver and in abdominal fat tissue.
"Our study suggests that a grape-enriched diet may play a critical role in protecting against metabolic syndrome and the toll it takes on the body and its organs. Both inflammation and oxidative stress play a role in cardiovascular disease progression and organ dysfunction in Type 2 diabetes. Grape intake impacted both of these components in several tissues which is a very promising finding," researchers said.
Source-Medindia