Mon January 14, 2013 Women With A Berry Snacking Habit May Have
Healthier Hearts Originally published on Tue January 15, 2013
9:08 am When it comes to supernutritious foods, the blueberry
has long had a health halo floating over it. Going back to
Colonial times when Native Americans and English settlers ground
up blueberries and added them to porridge, in both dried and
fresh forms, there have been hints of health-promoting effects.
Now, a new study published in the American Heart Association's
journal Circulation suggests eating three servings per week of
blueberries and strawberries helps cut the risk of heart attacks
among some women. "We showed for the first time that a regular
intake of substances that are naturally present in red-, blue-
colored fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of a heart
attack by about 32 percent in young and middle-aged women [ages
mid-40s to 60]," compared with women who ate berries once a
month or less, says study author Aedin Cassidy of the University
of East Anglia. The r