Sunday, July 3, 2011

The health news about Blueberries that is sure to give you a thrill

BlueberryImage via Wikipedia
If you are trying to increase the amount of antioxidants in your diet, the wonderful blueberry is a great fruit to start with.


Native Anericans used this fruit to treat coughs. Fats Domino crooned about "Blueberry Hill." Blueberries rank the highest of any fruit for antioxidants.  One cup carries 14% of the recommended daily dose of fiber and almost one quarter ofth e reconnended daily intake of vitamin C.  Blueberries are also very low in calories-one cup only contains about one hundred calories.

The wonderful color of blueberries can be attributed to anthocyanins, the natural substance that give blueberries their deep, rich color.

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It has been found that a blueberry rich diet may help diminish belly fat.  Abdominal or belly fat has been linked to heart disease and diabetes. 

The other good news is that even after having been frozen blueberries still retain most of their nutritional benefits.  Frozen blueberries may however lose a little less than 25% of the vitamin E content and beta carotene.  So, it is possible to gain fantastic health benefits from the frozen berry as well which means that it is possible to enjoy this fruit all year round without worrying about a large loss of nutrients.

Source:

"Blueberry Battle against Body Fat"  http://www.fitsugar.com/



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