Blueberries May Help Prevent Diabetes and Arthritis
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From the Ottawa Citizen:
Toss some wild blueberries onto your cereal, a salad, or into the blender for a smoothie — they’re a powerhouse for good health, says Marva Irene Sweeney-Nixon, Ph.D., an associate biology professor at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) in Charlottetown, P.E.I.
She recommends eating 1/2 cup fresh or frozen wild blueberries everyday for their disease-fighting flavonoids, high fibre and vitamin C. Her advice comes backed with years of scientific study on animals, and a more recent leap into the first human trials. She and a colleague at UPEI, Kathy Gottschall-Pass, Ph.D., recruited a graduate student in 2006 to run a pilot study evaluating the effect of blueberry juice on middle-aged, overweight men at moderate risk of cardiovascular disease.
Full story: Blue Berries Prevent Diabetes and Arthritis
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