Recent research suggests that PCOs included in grape seed extract may be useful in the treatment and prevention of many health conditions including the slowing down of the aging process.  PCOs included in grape seed extract may also act as anti-inflammatory, anti-allergy, antiviral and anticancer agents.  In addition, PCOs can act as powerful anti-oxidants and provide remarkable protection against free radicals, by-products of the cell's energy-making process that can damage tissue and cells.  PCOs are a vital part of slowing down the aging process.

Results of clinical research studies have shown that PCOs in grape seed extract may be effective in treating varicose veins, capillary fragility (easy bruising and rupture of small blood vessels) and disorders of the retina, including diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. For example, one study showed that people who took PCOs had significantly improved night vision and vision after glare tests compared to people who took none.

Most significantly, perhaps, grape seed extract may be effective in preventing heart disease and stroke and slowing aging. In animal studies, researchers have shown that PCOs can block cholesterol from damaging artery walls, lower blood-cholesterol levels and shrink the size of cholesterol deposits in arteries. These anti-oxidants may also prevent the formation of excessive blood clots and the constriction of blood vessels.

The most celebrated effects of PCOs from grapeseed extract in the United States are its potent anti-oxidant and free radical scavenging effects.  Anti-oxidants and free radical scavengers prevent against free radical or "oxidative" damage causing aging.  Free radical damage has been linked to the aging process and virtually every chronic degenerative disease including heart disease, arthritis and cancer. Fats and cholesterol are particularly susceptible to free radical damage. When damaged, fats and cholesterol form toxic derivatives known as lipid peroxides and cholesterol epoxides respectively.

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