Premature decay leads to premature aging, degenerative disease, and life-threatening illness. An excess of free radicals can cause different medical conditions, depending on which tissues are attacked. Oxidation in our environment is seen as rusting of metal, rotting of meat, browning of apples, and the brittle changes in old rubber. The proanthocyanidins have been studied extensively and have found to be nontoxic. They are a group of bioflavonoids known to be valuable nutrients supporting good health of tissues that are provided with abundant blood supply through capillaries.
Capillary integrity is improved dramatically by the proanthocyanidins.
The Masqueliers OPCs compounds protect vitamin C, thus, they become one of the body's first lines of defense against heart disease. Similarly, oxidation of LDL by free radicals is strongly related to hardening of the arteries. Other factors also contribute. HDL prevents oxidation of LDL and even repairs free radical damaged LDL . These cells promote infiltration of various substances through the artery wall into its middle layer.