Blueberries, regardless of health consequences, are the fruit of choice for many Americans. Happily, a new study that looked at the benefits of these richly colored berries, available in shades of blue and purple, concluded that health benefits abound. The investigation results, released in the June issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition earlier this week, had the subject trending on Bing on Saturday.
A major part of the aforementioned study took place over a six-month period and included the participation of dozens of obese seniors, ages 50 to 75, all of whom had been previously diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. In other words, the human guinea pigs were all at high risk for heart disease.
The tests were varied in scope. While some participants received a placebo that looked and tasted like blueberries, others dined on the actual fruit which had been freeze-dried.
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