Blueberry consumption positive for liver health
summary：Portuguese Scientists from the University of Coimbra (UC have found that “the continued consumption of blueberries has a strong hepatic impact”, providing important clues to guide the healthy consumption of these berries....
Portuguese Scientists from the University of Coimbra (UC) have found that “the continued consumption of blueberries has a strong hepatic impact”, providing important clues to guide the healthy consumption of these berries.A multidisciplinary investigation by UC scientists concluded that “the continued consumption of blueberries, in daily doses of about 240 grams, has a strong impact on the liver, providing important clues to guide” its “healthy and safe consumption”.
The discovery, that has been published in the journal Pharmaceutics, came about during a study that aims to evaluate the possible beneficial effects of blueberry juice in the context of pre-diabetes.
Considering the enriched phytochemical composition of the blueberry, in a diversity of bioactive compounds that “seem to be able to confer innumerable protective effects in different conditions, it seemed [to the researchers] very pertinent to also perceive the impact of the consumption of this 'superfood' in the long term, in a healthy condition”, explained the study's coordinators.