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    Home » Recipes » Healthy Eating Tips

    5 Top Health Benefits of Blueberries

    Published: Dec 5, 2012 · Updated: Aug 18, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Blueberries taste great just eaten out of hand, or added to cereal, baked and frozen desserts, fruit salads, and more. The antioxidants and vitamins contained in these little berries can help you live longer and look better. Packed with nutrients, blueberries contain: potassium, zinc, copper, vitamins A, B complex, C, and E, manganese, iron. Anthocyanin, which gives these berries their blue hue, is a powerful antioxidant.

    Fiber and fitness
    One cup of blueberries has 4 grams of fiber, which is 15% of the recommended daily dose. Fiber, aside from aiding in digestion, can help fight cancer and bad cholesterol. Fiber also helps with weight loss, another advantage of blueberries, because it helps your body feel fuller longer.

    Blueberries on wooden spoonWeight and blood sugar levels
    Don’t think of blueberries as “diet food,” but they can aid in weight loss, especially in losing abdominal fat. Combined with a sensible diet, they may increase your metabolism and lose weight. Blueberries have a low glycemic index, which helps control your sugar levels and insulin.

    Blueberries and brain function
    Blueberries help your brain in a few different ways. They improve your brain function and help your memory. Studies have shown that daily consumption of blueberries will help halt the start of or advancement of both Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Blueberries also help heal damaged brain cells, improve learning capabilities and basic motor skills. They may help those that have suffered minor strokes.

    Fresh Blueberries

    See things better with blueberries
    These little berries prolong vision loss and problems that come with age. The antioxidants (carotenoids and flavonoids) along with all the vitamins in blueberries help decrease loss of vision, eye strain and keep your retinas healthy.

    Boost your immunity
    With all the vitamins and nutrients blueberries are full of you can keep your body healthy in order to fight off colds and infection. Of all fruits, blueberries have the highest volume of antioxidants to fight free radicals that lead to disease and aging in the body. These antioxidants also help fight colon, liver and ovarian cancers. Like cranberries, blueberries can also keep your urinary tract health in check by preventing infection and clearing out bacteria.

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    1. Cynthia says

      January 26, 2016 at 11:52 pm

      Great article, I've personally seen some amazing benefits with blueberries.

    2. vidya sagar says

      May 12, 2016 at 4:44 am

      Always good to give your health a boost through natural foods. Along with being a powerful antioxidant, blueberries have many more benefits that I was previously unaware of until I read your hub. Thanks for sharing.

    3. alankrita says

      June 19, 2017 at 7:51 am

      hey ! really nice post! i really found it useful and interesting. I didn't know about these benefits of blueberries.than you for writing about it.

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