Many reasons you must take oranges (page2)

Fight diseases
Orange juice is a healthy drink that helps fight diseases such as diabetes and heart disease due to the presence of flavonoids. One of such is naringenin, which is able to slow down effects of oxidative species up to 77 per cent

The study that involved 32 healthy participants between the ages of 20 and 40 and carried out by the University of Buffalo in the US in 2007, examined flavonoids present in orange juice the way that they suppress oxygen free radicals, also known as reactive oxygen species (ROS).

The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a natural process in the human body. Under normal condition, a balance exists between the body’s anti-oxidant defences and these ROS. However, factors such as aging, smoking, pollution, exposure to sunlight, and high intensity exercise disturb this balance in favour of ROS and results in oxidative stress - a process linked with an increased risk of chronic disease.

Paresh Dandona, the study’s senior author, stated that “obesity, being overweight and type 2 diabetes are associated with oxidative stress and inflammation”. It was interesting to note that there was no increase in ROS or inflammation following orange juice consumption, even though its glucose concentration was the same as in participants in the glucose group .

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