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Berries may be beneficial for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity

Berries may be beneficial for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity

16 Feb 2017

Blueberries (c) James Hutton Institute
"As conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease result in increased pressures over our health services, the Society is glad to present the latest research on the health benefits of soft fruit to growers, industry and the wider public"
Blueberries (c) James Hutton Institute

Consumption of berries may have beneficial effects on health related to type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases and cancers. The beneficial effects may be due to the presence of protective polyphenol components in these fruits, scientists of the James Hutton Institute and the Rowett Institute have told delegates of the Scottish Society for Crop Research (SSCR) Soft Fruit Winter Meeting.

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This article was originally posted by The James Hutton Institute