Here's some berry good news for fanciers of blueberries and
strawberries. Eating three or more servings of these fruits per
week may help women reduce their heart-attack risk by as much as
one-third, according to a recent report in Circulation: Journal
of the American Heart Association. Women in the study who ate
the most blueberries and strawberries had a 32 percent reduction
in their risk of heart attack compared to women who ate the
berries once a month or less — even in women who otherwise ate a
diet rich in other fruits and vegetables, said Carolyn Torella,
regional communications director for the American Heart
Association, Hudson Valley and Fairfield, Conn. However, she
added, eating a variety of foods is the best way to get the
right amounts of overall nutrients in one's diet. The recent
study, among 93,600 women age 25 to 42, was conducted by
scientists from the Harvard School of Public Health in the U.S.
and the University of East Anglia, United Kingdom. The women
completed questionnaires about thei