by einhard » Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:54 pm
It counteracts oxidation which mainstream science accepts as a major cause of degneration and aging.
General overview.
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/grape-seed-000254.htm
What are OPCs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proanthocyanidin
OPCs and LDL
http://ibioceuticals.com/docs/Masquelier.SciPoster_OPCs-LDL_Oxidation.pdf
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T38-43XNWJP-4&_user=10&_coverDate=09%2F15%2F2001&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1187656830&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=a20340df854bddca3a88c6955599e996
List of ailments that have been studied using OPCs as a treatment.
http://healthlibrary.epnet.com/GetContent.aspx?token=e0498803-7f62-4563-8d47-5fe33da65dd4&chunkiid=21765
Diabetes.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WP9-4G94HWG-2&_user=10&_coverDate=09%2F30%2F2005&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1187661603&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=2a79c87301dc20f87cf5de5e231822ca
More
http://iospress.metapress.com/content/xykthl86ey2t80pe/
http://www.springerlink.com/content/w212l7832064067g/
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=oligomeric+proanthocyanidins+study+&as_sdt=2000&as_ylo=&as_vis=0