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Friday, August 24, 2018

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What Can Berries Do for You?

These little fruits offer a lot of nutrition in a small, sweet package. Check out the health benefits you may get when you treat yourself to a bowl of berries.

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Berries and Their Health Benefits

The deep blue of these berries does more than make a pretty pie.

These grape-like fruits are often called a superfood, because they may have more antioxidants than other berries.

Surprise! Avocados are single-seeded berries.

Blackberries have a lot of polyphenols, chemicals that may cut inflammation that leads to heart disease and cancer.

These sweet, heart-shaped fruits are full of vitamin C, folic acid, fiber, and antioxidants.

Sometimes called wolfberries, they have been part of Chinese medicine for thousands of years.

If you tend to get urinary tract infections, you may have downed cranberry juice.

These dark purple berries, also known as chokeberries, are high in vitamins, minerals, and nutrients.

For hundreds of years, people used them to fight colds and flu.

As far back as A.D. 4, parts of raspberry plants were used to treat morning sickness and stomach pain.

A 2/3-cup serving of these peach-colored berries has twice the vitamin C of a glass of orange juice.

You probably know their fuzzy, egg-shaped cousin, the kiwi fruit.

These berries have long been thought to improve vision.

In Chinese medicine, the root of the ginseng plant is a common treatment.

These fruits can be light green, pink, or red when they get ripe.

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Blueberries

The deep blue of these berries does more than make a pretty pie. The color comes from potent compounds called anthocyanins. Scientists think these antioxidants may help protect you from cancer, heart disease, and dementia, and boost your immune system. But we need more research to know for sure. Eat these juicy gems fresh or frozen. They have water and fiber, which fill you up without wrecking your diet. A half-cup has about 40 calories.