The health benefits of consuming plenty of office fruit are very well known.

Numerous snacks from the office fruit basket, including grapes, contain lots of antioxidants, known for their ability to boost the immune system and lower bad cholesterol levels.

Grapes are one of the fruits linked to a reduced risk of heart disease in a new French study.

According to the research led by the University of Strasbourg, a chemical called polyphenol, found in various fruits, such as grapes, blueberries and cranberries, among others, caused artery walls to relax when tested on pigs.

Tracy Parker, heart health dietician at the British Heart Foundation, said the study "adds more weight to the evidence that eating fruit and vegetables is good for us in terms of reducing our risk of heart disease".

Dr Susanne Sorensen, head of research at the Alzheimer's Society, recently said fruit and veg could be very useful in protecting people's brains from the effects of declining health and ageing, as well.

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