Grape Seed Extract Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk by 41%

A study of 35,239 men aged 50-76 who took various types of specialty supplements were followed for a decade to see if there was any relationship between specialty supplement use and prostate cancer. Men who used grape seed extract had a 41 percent reduced risk of developing prostate cancer, the only specialty supplement with a clear risk reduction for this type of cancer.

Interest in the scientific community regarding grape seed extract and cancer has become a hot topic of research over the past few years. Another study has shown that resveratrol Natural phenol or type of antioxidant found in red grapes, red wine. Research has shown beneficial effects as anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory agents along with supporting healthy blood sugar and cardiovasculature function. boosts the effectiveness of grape seed extract at killing colon cancer cells. It is not surprising these nutrients have a synergistic effect, since they are both found in grapes. In fact, these two nutrients acting together were able to stop colon cancer even when the cancer cell growth was stimulated with growth hormone.