Awareness of the human health benefits of blueberries is underpinned by a growing body of
positive scientific evidence from human observational and clinical research, plus …

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a bunch of metabolic defects comprising hypertension, insulin
resistance, visceral obesity, fatty liver, and atherogenic cardiovascular diseases. Lifestyle …

Obesity symbolizes a major public health problem. Overweight and obesity are associated to
the occurrence of the metabolic syndrome and to adipose tissue dysfunction. The adipose …

Optimized nutrition through supplementation of diet with plant derived phytochemicals has
attracted significant attention to prevent the onset of many chronic diseases including …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are an important cause of death worldwide. Anthocyanins
are a subgroup of flavonoids found in berries, flowers, fruits and leaves. In epidemiological …

Background: There are very limited data regarding the effects of blueberry flavonoid intake
on vascular function in healthy humans. Objectives: We investigated the impact of blueberry …

Among all fruits, berries have shown substantial cardio-protective benefits due to their high
polyphenol content. However, investigation of their efficacy in improving features of …

Anthocyanins are a group of abundant and widely consumed flavonoid constituents that
occur ubiquitously in the plant kingdom, providing the bright red-orange to blue-violet colors …

The incidence of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases has increased over the last
decades and is an important cause of death worldwide. An upcoming ingredient on the …

Abstract Purpose Wild blueberries (WB)(Vaccinium angustifolium) are rich sources of
polyphenols, such as flavonols, phenolic acids and anthocyanins (ACNs), reported to …