(NaturalNews) — Two new studies add to the growing body of research about the many health benefits of consuming blueberries. Researchers from Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) have found that blueberries help to prevent obesity-related insulin resistance, which leads to type 2 diabetes, while researchers from Oklahoma State University (OSU) have found similar success in using blueberries to prevent hypertension.
Published in the October issue of The Journal of Nutrition, the PBRC study found that obese participants who consumed blueberry-rich smoothies twice a day for 42 days experienced an increase in insulin sensitivity compared to participants who consumed an equally nutritious, but blueberry-free, smoothie twice a day for the same time period.
None of the participants had diabetes at the time of the study, but the blueberry compounds appeared to actually regulate the obesity-related insulin factors that are implicated in causing pre-diabetes and diabetes.
“We now know that compounds in blueberries may help obese, non-diabetic individuals maintain healthy blood glucose levels,” explained Dr. April Stull, a researcher at PBRC.
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Blueberries is one of many they reconmend for heart. There is walnuts,Pomergraine juice,dark chocolate. i noticed each of these are very expensive. I do dark chocolate and Pom juice everyday annd walnuts and blueberries less often.O wonder which one has the most benefit if a person could only aford one?
I use Dandelion root to make tea and I don’t even need the blood pressure meds anymore. Go Herbal and eat sensibly.