7 Proven Reasons to Eat More Blueberries E
ating even less than a cup of blueberries a day helps fend off heart disease, cancer, brain aging, and much more. Here are seven great reasons to eat more blueberries every day. Spring and summer are prime seasons for fresh blueberries. But there are good reasons to eat them all year round. Blueber- ries pack huge health benefi ts in a tiny package. Research confi rms that eating even less than a cup of blueber-
ries a day helps fend off heart disease, cancer, brain aging, and much more. Here are seven great reasons to eat more blueberries every day.
1. Berries Stop Heart Attacks According to a study published in Circulation: Journal of the
American Heart Association eating at least three servings of blueberries and strawberries every week can save women from heart attacks.
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public
Health and the University of East Anglia reviewed the berry- eating habits of 93,600 women between the ages of 25 and 42
over 18 years. The women were part of the Nurses' Health Study II. Researchers concluded that women who ate three or more servings of blueberries and strawberries per week reduced their risk of heart attack by as much as one-third. And it really had to be berries. Women who ate a diet rich in other fruits and vegetables did not enjoy the same reduced heart attack risk.
2. Lower Blood Pressure With Blueberries Blueberries can lower your blood pressure.
Researchers
conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial on 48 post-menopausal women with pre-hypertension or stage one hypertension. Every day half the women were given 22 grams of freeze-dried blueberry powder equivalent to one cup of fresh blueberries. The other half received a placebo. The results were published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietet- ics.
After just 8 weeks the women who took the blueberry pow- Welcomes
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