Recent researches have shown that blueberries contain a group of compounds named Phytoalexins that is an unbeatable healthy punch, able to conquer various health complaints like obesity, cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. Blueberries are natural rich sources of nutrition and recently scientists and researchers from United States have identified the medicinal value of Blueberries. According to researchers, agriculture experts and forerunners healthcare complaints of diabetes, blood pressure and heart problems can be avoided and even treated by adding a bowl of blueberries in our routine diet. The dieticians and nutrition experts also agree that blueberries are the best antioxidant if you are fighting obesity.
According to researches conducted in U.S. Department of Agriculture by various forerunners healthcare complaints of blood fats, cholesterol and blood sugar levels can be easily brought into order through a bowl of blueberries and faster than the ordinary diagnosis for the same. Actually the phytoalexins compound in blueberries contains two chemicals named resveratrol and pterostilbene among which resveratrol is the major oxidant also found in grapes and red wine. This oxidant is believed to be best to dissolute the cholesterol in blood that helps in controlling weight gain among obese people. From various researches conducted on blueberries, it has been witnessed that pterostilbene is more effective than the ciprofibrate, the drug often prescribed to control the cholesterol level among patients of cardiovascular diseases. According to researches and studies conducted by various forerunners healthcare complaints related with blood sugar levels and lower LDL cholesterol can be treated faster through the Phytoalexins compound present in blue berries. The two chemicals present in Phytoalexins are the same that are also used in medicines for heart disease and type-2 diabetes.
The research institutes of United States also say that to get the best benefits of blueberries, patients should consume forest grown fresh or frozen blueberries instead of supplements containing powder of dried blueberries. Researchers say the supplements in powdered form hardly contain blueberry nutrients in their purest form and these are often artificial flavors or nutrients mixed with some other contents. Actually it is expensive for manufacturers to import original forest grown blueberries as these grow in rain forests of North America for the period of three to four months a year. Consequently it’s hard for manufacturers to obtain supply of blueberries in connivance with the demand for blueberry based supplements. On the other hand frozen blueberries can be found throughout the year in superstores in which the complete nutrition is locked and preserved in its original form. So have a magically nutritious bowl of blueberries everyday and keep you doctor away.
