Did You Know... GRAPE JUICE BETTER THAN ASPIRIN FOR HEART A study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 47th Scientific Session in Atlanta, Georgia in March, 1998 found that purple grape juice did a much better job than aspirin at reducing the tendency for blood clots to form. John Folts, Ph.D., of the University of Wisconsin reported, "Our study found that when our 10 subjects drank approximately two cups of purple grape juice a day for a week, the stickiness of the platelets in their blood was reduced significantly…stronger than a published standard for aspirin." Too much platelet stickiness leads to increased clot formation and has been shown to be a factor in heart attacks and stroke. Also studied were grapefruit and orange juice, which produced no significant effects. This research is important because of the dangers involved when taking aspirin. It has been shown that Aspirin and related drugs are involved in intestinal bleeding, increased incidence of stroke and 10% of end-stage kidney failures. "We are investigating whether purple grape juice may offer an attractive alternative to aspirin," Dr. Folts said.