A new study with blueberries shows they can have a direct effect on white adipose tissue, cutting fat cell numbers and the amount of fat in cells. While this is a cell/tissue study it is still interesting because it lends proof to the notion that diets high in polyphenols from fruits have multiple benefits to health including weight loss.

A new Harvard University study followed 134,000 women and 47,000 men for 14 years to see who developed high blood pressure. It turned out to be 35,000 people. Of all dietary components, blueberries offered the greatest protection against developing high blood pressure.

Two randomized, controlled, double-blind, crossover human-intervention trials were conducted with 21 healthy men who consumed various doses of blueberry polyphenols in concentrated form to determine the effect on vascular fitness.

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Researchers at the United States Department of Agriculture lead the world in serious berry research and the brain, with a special emphasis on blueberries. They now say the following, “Dietary supplementation with berry fruits also has direct effects on the brain. Intake of these fruits may help to prevent age-related neurodegeneration…in addition to...

Blueberry-induced changes in spatial working memory correlate with changes in hippocampal CREB phosphorylation and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels.

Blueberries Inhibit Fat Cells

Reversals of age-related declines in neuronal signal transduction, cognitive, and motor behavioral deficits with blueberry, spinach, or strawberry dietary supplementation.

Intake and time dependence of blueberry flavonoid-induced improvements in vascular function: a randomized, controlled, double-blind, crossover intervention study with mechanistic insights into biological activity.

The beneficial effects of fruit polyphenols on brain aging.

A blueberry-enriched diet provides cellular protection against oxidative stress and reduces a kainate-induced learning impairment in rats.