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- The study investigates the effects of unripe grape juice (verjuice) on lipid profiles in healthy volunteers, aiming to determine its potential benefits for dyslipidemia.
- Participants consumed 10 cc of verjuice twice daily for 30 minutes to 2 hours after meals, with a follow-up lipid profile done after the regimen.
- Results showed a significant increase in HDL cholesterol levels (P < 0.001), but no notable improvements were observed in triglycerides, total cholesterol, or LDL levels.
Article Abstract
Introduction. Consumption of unripe grape juice (verjuice) has been portrayed by the traditional belief, as a means of combating dyslipidemia. We aimed to evaluate the effects of unripe grape juice consumption on lipid profile in healthy human volunteers. Methods. We asked 42 enrolled volunteers to drink 10 cc of verjuice within 30 minutes to 2 hours after lunch and 10 cc of it after dinner. After taking 120 doses of verjuice, another fasting lipid profile was obtained from each participant. The statistical analysis was performed by SPSS 13 software. Results. After analysis of the data, the mean ± standard deviation for all the variables was obtained. Among those improvement of HDL-C was significant after the trial (P value < 0.001). TG, TC, and LDL improvement were not significant. Conclusion. Our study declared that verjuice has a dramatic effect on improving HDL-C level of serum but no any other lipid improvement effect was obtained.
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