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| What is tasty, blue and helps erase wrinkles: The incredible, edible blueberry. |
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| 作者：Monica S… 文章来源：不详 更新时间：2008-2-12 20:13:36 | 【字体：小 大】 |
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Behold the blueberry: one of summer鈥檚 super foods. A small and mighty nutritional force, the blueberry combines more powerful disease-fighting antioxidants then almost any other fruit or vegetable. Just one serving of blueberries provides as many antioxidants as five servings of carrots, apples, broccoli or squash. In fact, 2/3 cup of blueberries gives you the same antioxidant protection as 1,733 IU of vitamin E and more protection than 1,200 milligrams of vitamin C*. And they taste heavenly with some fresh yogurt and honey!
These antioxidant powerhouses offer extraordinary health and anti-aging benefits. Blueberries have a role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, senility, and degenerative eye diseases like macular degeneration and cataracts. In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who ate 1 cup of blueberries daily significantly increased the level of antioxidants in their blood.
Still not convinced? These little blue jewels also contribute to aging gracefully. They help maintain healthy skin and reduce fine aging lines. And blueberries鈥?benefits aren鈥檛 only cosmetic: there鈥檚 evidence that they also reduce the effects of age-related conditions such as Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and dementia in animal studies (human clinical studies are still underway*).
Here are some tips on buying and using blueberries:
Selection: Look for plump, firm, indigo-blue berries with a silvery frost and avoid berries that look moldy. Be sure to pick the container up to check for freshness in the berries on the bottom.
Storage: Store in the refrigerator for up to one week and only wash the berries just before you are going to eat them. To freeze the berries, scatter washed and dried berries on a cookie sheet in a single layer and put them in the freezer. Once frozen, they can go into zip-lock bags for storage.
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