Health promoting properties of blueberries: a review

With the strengthening of the link between diet and health, several foodstuffs have emerged as possessing potential health benefits such as phenolic rich fruits and vegetables. Blueberries, along with other berries, given their flavonoid and antioxidant content have long since been considered as a p...

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Published inCritical reviews in food science and nutrition Vol. 60; no. 2; pp. 181 - 200
Main Authors Silva, Sara, Costa, Eduardo M., Veiga, Mariana, Morais, Rui M., Calhau, Conceição, Pintado, Manuela
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Taylor & Francis 01.01.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Anthocyanins
Antioxidants
Antitumoral
Berries
Blueberries
Blueberry
Blueberry Plants
Consumption
Epidemiology
Flavonoids
Fruit
Fruits
Functional foods
Health
Humans
In vivo methods and tests
Neuroprotection
Phenolic compounds
Phenols
functional foods
antitumoral
anthocyanins
Blueberry
neuroprotection
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Summary:With the strengthening of the link between diet and health, several foodstuffs have emerged as possessing potential health benefits such as phenolic rich fruits and vegetables. Blueberries, along with other berries, given their flavonoid and antioxidant content have long since been considered as a particularly interesting health promoting fruit. Therefore, the present work aimed to compile the existing evidences regarding the various potential benefits of blueberry and blueberry based products consumption, giving particular relevance to in vivo works and epidemiological studies whenever available. Overall, the results demonstrate that, while the evidences that support a beneficial role of blueberry and blueberry extracts consumption, further human based studies are still needed.
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ISSN:1040-8398
1549-7852
DOI:10.1080/10408398.2018.1518895