5 Healthy Reasons to Eat Blueberries This Year

Blueberries are one of nature’s little treats that hosts an endless amount of nutrition, vitamins, and antioxidants while still being delicious and versatile. The beautiful blue color that is so immediately noticeable to blueberries is due to the photochemical, anthocyanin. It is this little powerhouse of an antioxidant that is so good at fighting diseases. If you need healthy reasons to eat blueberries this year, here are five of them.

Thanks to the anthocyanin found in blueberries, a Harvard study has indicated that a blueberry-rich diet can lower the risk for heart attacks in women. They are especially effective when eaten with strawberries.

Even though researchers aren’t exactly sure why blueberries might be related to eye health, studies have shown them to protect the eye’s retina cells from inflammation and aging so quickly

Researchers have found that eating vegetables along with certain fruits have beneficial effects on those with age-related dementia. Blueberries have been found to increase memory and provide health benefits to the brain. Research using lab rats indicated positive results reinforcing the beneficial effects of blueberries pertaining to dementia.

The American Cancer Society has suggested that the anthocyanins in blueberries along with other vegetables make them a fierce factor in fighting off particular types of cancer. Cranberries in particular when eaten with blueberries are a good source for lowering factors associated to cancer growth.

One last benefit of the tasty, tiny, blue dynamo is the amount of fiber found in them. 1 cup of fresh blueberries provides you with 3.5 grams of dietary fiber. 1 cup of canned blueberries contains 4.1 grams of dietary fiber, and 1 cup of unthawed sweet frozen blueberries contains 5.1 grams of dietary fiber.

Stay healthy by starting your 2020 off with a resolution to eat more blueberries.

Thanks to:          
5 Evidence Based Health Benefits of Blueberries
Fiber in Blueberries

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