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ANTI-AGING:
James Joseph, Ph.D., and his team at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University report that a diet of blueberries may improve motor skills and reverse the short-term memory loss that comes with aging. USDA animal trials showed improved navigational skills after a two-month diet of blueberry extract. Although other fruits and vegetables were studied, only blueberries were effective in improving motor skills.
Journal of Neuroscience, September 15,1999 19(18); 8114 —8121.

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY:
Using a lab testing procedure called Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC), Ronald Prior, Ph.D., of USDA/ARS, Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center measured the antioxidant capacity of 40 commercially available fruits and vegetables and blueberries emerged as #1. Antioxidants have been linked with anti-aging, anti-cancer and heart-healthy benefits.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 44 701-705; 3426-3431.. 1996; 46:2686—2693, 1998.

CANCER PREVENTION:
Studies conducted by Mary Ann Lila Smith, Ph.D., Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, indicate that compounds in Wild Blueberries may be effective inhibitors of both the initiation and promotion stages of cancer.
Journal of Food Science, vol. 65, NO. 2, 2000.

URINARY TRACT HEALTH:
At the Rutgers University Blueberry Cranberry Research Center, Amy Howell, Ph.D., showed that blueberries, like cranberries, contain compounds that prevent the bacteria responsible for urinary tract infections from attaching to the bladder wall.
New England Journal of Medicine, October 8. 1998 Volume 339. Number 15.

NATURE’S HEALTHY BLUE FOOD ™:
New research conducted by Willy Kalt, Ph.D., at Kentville Research Center, Nova Scotia, shows that Wild Blueberries generally have more anthocyanin, total phenolics and antioxidant capacity (ORAC) than cultivated blueberries.
Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry; 2001: 49(10); 4761-4767

Just 1/2 cup of nutritious Wild Blueberries is a delicious and healthy way to satisfy one of the recommended 5 A Day servings of fruits and vegetables. And it’s easy. Frozen Wild Blueberries are available year-round in the supermarket and, according to the FDA, they’re just as healthy as fresh and may even retain their nutritional value longer.

See: www.wbana.org
Source: WILD BLUEBERRY ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA
59 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 Tel. 207-288-2655 Fax 207-288-2656 e-mail; inquiries@ WILDBLUEBERRIES.COM