Aside from the fact blueberries are a treat to eat, why eat blueberries? Because blueberries are a delicious
cancer prevention food. University of Louisville James Graham Brown Cancer
Center researcher Ramesh Gupta presented study findings to the American Association of Cancer Researchers in
Washington, D.C., reporting that blueberries and black raspberries resulted in reducing the size of breast tumors by 60
percent to 70 percent in rats exposed to estrogen. He is hoping to prove through continued research that berries protect
against both breast cancer and lung cancer.At the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, blueberries ranked #1 in antioxidant activity compared with 40 other commercially available fruits and vegetables. Antioxidants are necessary for maintaining all levels of health within the body by blocking free radical damage.
Not all blueberries are the same. For more information on locating a local blueberry grower, research facts and nutritional values of blueberries, the difference between highbush blueberries and wild blueberries, and berry recipes, visit these websites:
- North American Blueberry Council is an organization made up of members of the highbush blueberry industry in the USA and Canada. U-Pick Blueberry farms across North America can be located in listings published here.
- US Highbush Blueberry Council is dedicated to serving the blueberry industry and blueberry lovers. Extensive online information and resources about the highbush blueberry including: news; health; nutrition; recipes and research.
- Wild Blueberries and the Power of Blue is an association of growers and processors of Wild Blueberries from Maine and Canada. So blue, so sweet, so distinctly different, lowbush Wild Blueberries are the healthy little berries from Maine, Atlantic Canada and Quebec. Native to North America, Wild Blueberries were well known to the earliest inhabitants.
