Juices made from apples or purple grapes – and the fruit themselves – protect against developing clogged arteries, a study suggests.

Researchers fed hamsters the fruit and juice or water, plus a fatty diet. The animals who were fed grape juice had the lowest risk of developing artery problems.

Compared with animals given water, those given fruit or fruit juice had lower cholesterol levels, less oxidative stress, and less fat accumulation in their aorta. Purple grape juice had the strongest effect, followed by purple grapes, apple juice and apples.

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