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Daily blueberry consumption for 12 weeks improves endothelial function in postmenopausal women with above-normal blood pressure through reductions in oxidative stress: a randomized controlled trial
2023 Jan Food & Function Woolf EK, Terwoord JD, Litwin NS, Vazquez AR, Lee SY, Ghanem N, et al.
Daily consumption of freeze-dried blueberry powder for 12 weeks improves endothelial function through reduced oxidative stress in postmenopausal women with above-normal blood pressure.
Randomised Controlled Trial Blueberry Oxidative Stress![](/research/journal-covers/journal-130.png)
Effects of Blueberry Consumption on Cardiovascular Health in Healthy Adults: A Cross-Over Randomised Controlled Trial
2022 Jun 21 Nutrients Wang Y, Gallegos JL, Haskell-Ramsay C, Lodge JK
Randomised Controlled Trial BlueberryBoth whole blueberries and freeze-dried blueberry powder significantly enhanced plasma nitrite levels, a marker of cardiovascular health, but did not significantly affect other cardiovascular risk factors.
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Effects of blueberry and cranberry on type 2 diabetes parameters in individuals with or without diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
2022 May Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases Delpino FM, Figueiredo LM, Gonçalves da Silva T, Flores TR
Meta-Analysis Systematic Review Blood Sugar Type 2 Diabetes Cranberry BlueberryBlueberry and cranberry consumption significantly lowered fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin levels in individuals with diabetes.
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Effects of Dietary Red Raspberry Consumption on Pre-Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Parameters
2021 Sep 04 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Derrick SA, Kristo AS, Reaves SK, Sikalidis AK
RR may offer clinically beneficial effects for the prevention and management of chronic diseases through improvements in glucose handling and insulin sensitivity, adiposity, lipid profiles, ectopic lipid accumulation, inflammation, oxidative stress, and cardiac health.
Review Article Raspberry Type 2 Diabetes![](/research/journal-covers/journal-449.png)
Role of berries in vascular function: a systematic review of human intervention studies
2019 Jul 31 Nutrition Reviews Martini D, Marino M, Angelino D, Del Bo’ C, Del Rio D, Riso P, et al.
Current evidence suggests that berries, at physiological relevant doses, may have a role in the modulation of vascular function and stiffness.
Systematic Review Berry ConsumptionResearch Insights
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Both whole blueberries and freeze-dried blueberry powder significantly enhanced plasma nitrite levels, a marker of cardiovascular health, but did not significantly affect other cardiovascular risk factors.
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2022 Nutrients Effects of Blueberry Consumption on Cardiovascular Health in Healthy Adults: A Cross-Over Randomised Controlled Trial Wang Y, Gallegos JL, Haskell-Ramsay C, Lodge JK
Randomised Controlled Trial Blueberry
In this study, a cross-over randomised controlled trial was carried out with three groups: one consuming fresh blueberries, one consuming freeze-dried blueberry powder, and one as the control group. All participated in 1 week of treatment, with a 1-week wash-out period between treatments. The study involved the measurement of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse wave velocity, plasma cholesterol levels (low-density and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and total cholesterol), triglyceride levels, and glucose and nitrite concentrations.
The results indicated an improvement of plasma nitrite levels following both whole blueberry and blueberry powder supplementations compared to their baselines, hinting at potential benefits to cardiovascular health. However, no other significant effects were observed for blood pressure, total cholesterol, low-density and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, or glucose. Also, none of the changes in individual treatment arms were significantly different from the control. Essentially, the form of blueberry consumed, whether whole or in powder form, did not show any unique advantage in improving cardiovascular health factors.
Blueberry and cranberry consumption significantly lowered fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin levels in individuals with diabetes.
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2022 Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases Effects of blueberry and cranberry on type 2 diabetes parameters in individuals with or without diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials Delpino FM, Figueiredo LM, Gonçalves da Silva T, Flores TR
Meta-Analysis Blood Sugar Blueberry Cranberry
The research methodology involved a systematic literature review and meta-analysis using publications sourced from seven different databases (PubMed, LILACS, Scielo, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Embase) up until May 2021. The researchers included randomized clinical trials where the effects of blueberry or cranberry on parameters linked to type 2 diabetes such as fasting blood glucose, insulin resistance, and glycated hemoglobin were compared. The quality of these studies was evaluated using the Cochrane scale while the Egger test was utilized to assess publication bias and the meta-regression evaluated the estimated effect sizes with potential moderator variables.
Following an initial identification of 2034 studies, 39 full-text studies were read, out of which 22 met the criteria to be included in the final meta-analysis. The findings showed that individuals with diabetes experienced significant reductions in fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin readings following the consumption of blueberries or cranberries. However, no significant effects were seen on insulin resistance. While the results were not universally significant when it came to the general population, an exception was found in the sensitivity analysis for fasting blood glucose.
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Effects of blueberry and cranberry on type 2 diabetes parameters in individuals with or without diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
2022 May Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases Delpino FM, Figueiredo LM, Gonçalves da Silva T, Flores TR
Meta-Analysis Systematic Review Blood Sugar Type 2 Diabetes Cranberry BlueberryBlueberry and cranberry consumption significantly lowered fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin levels in individuals with diabetes.
![](/research/journal-covers/journal-235.png)
Effects of Dietary Red Raspberry Consumption on Pre-Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Parameters
2021 Sep 04 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Derrick SA, Kristo AS, Reaves SK, Sikalidis AK
RR may offer clinically beneficial effects for the prevention and management of chronic diseases through improvements in glucose handling and insulin sensitivity, adiposity, lipid profiles, ectopic lipid accumulation, inflammation, oxidative stress, and cardiac health.
Review Article Raspberry Type 2 Diabetes![](/research/journal-covers/journal-449.png)
Role of berries in vascular function: a systematic review of human intervention studies
2019 Jul 31 Nutrition Reviews Martini D, Marino M, Angelino D, Del Bo’ C, Del Rio D, Riso P, et al.
Current evidence suggests that berries, at physiological relevant doses, may have a role in the modulation of vascular function and stiffness.
Systematic Review Berry ConsumptionClinical Trials
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Daily blueberry consumption for 12 weeks improves endothelial function in postmenopausal women with above-normal blood pressure through reductions in oxidative stress: a randomized controlled trial
2023 Jan Food & Function Woolf EK, Terwoord JD, Litwin NS, Vazquez AR, Lee SY, Ghanem N, et al.
Daily consumption of freeze-dried blueberry powder for 12 weeks improves endothelial function through reduced oxidative stress in postmenopausal women with above-normal blood pressure.
Randomised Controlled Trial Blueberry Oxidative Stress![](/research/journal-covers/journal-130.png)
Effects of Blueberry Consumption on Cardiovascular Health in Healthy Adults: A Cross-Over Randomised Controlled Trial
2022 Jun 21 Nutrients Wang Y, Gallegos JL, Haskell-Ramsay C, Lodge JK
Randomised Controlled Trial BlueberryBoth whole blueberries and freeze-dried blueberry powder significantly enhanced plasma nitrite levels, a marker of cardiovascular health, but did not significantly affect other cardiovascular risk factors.
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Randomised Controlled Trial
Both whole blueberries and freeze-dried blueberry powder significantly enhanced plasma nitrite levels, a marker of cardiovascular health, but did not significantly affect other cardiovascular risk factors.
Wang Y, Gallegos JL, Haskell-Ramsay C, Lodge JK
![Journal of Tropical Pharmacy and Chemistry](/research/journal-covers/journal-734.png)
Meta-Analysis
Blueberry and cranberry consumption significantly lowered fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin levels in individuals with diabetes.
Delpino FM, Figueiredo LM, Gonçalves da Silva T, Flores TR
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A Randomised Controlled Trial published in 2022 in the journal Nutrients found that Both whole blueberries and freeze-dried blueberry powder significantly enhanced plasma nitrite levels, a marker of cardiovascular health, but did not significantly affect other cardiovascular risk factors. In this study, a cross-over randomised controlled trial was carried out with three groups: one consuming fresh blueberries, one consuming freeze-dried blueberry powder, and one as the control group. All participated in 1 week of treatment, with a 1-week wash-out period between treatments. The study involved the measurement of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse wave velocity, plasma cholesterol levels (low-density and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and total cholesterol), triglyceride levels, and glucose and nitrite concentrations. The results indicated an improvement of plasma nitrite levels following both whole blueberry and blueberry powder supplementations compared to their baselines, hinting at potential benefits to cardiovascular health. However, no other significant effects were observed for blood pressure, total cholesterol, low-density and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, or glucose. Also, none of the changes in individual treatment arms were significantly different from the control. Essentially, the form of blueberry consumed, whether whole or in powder form, did not show any unique advantage in improving cardiovascular health factors.
A Meta-Analysis published in 2022 in the journal Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases found that Blueberry and cranberry consumption significantly lowered fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin levels in individuals with diabetes. The research methodology involved a systematic literature review and meta-analysis using publications sourced from seven different databases (PubMed, LILACS, Scielo, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Embase) up until May 2021. The researchers included randomized clinical trials where the effects of blueberry or cranberry on parameters linked to type 2 diabetes such as fasting blood glucose, insulin resistance, and glycated hemoglobin were compared. The quality of these studies was evaluated using the Cochrane scale while the Egger test was utilized to assess publication bias and the meta-regression evaluated the estimated effect sizes with potential moderator variables. Following an initial identification of 2034 studies, 39 full-text studies were read, out of which 22 met the criteria to be included in the final meta-analysis. The findings showed that individuals with diabetes experienced significant reductions in fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin readings following the consumption of blueberries or cranberries. However, no significant effects were seen on insulin resistance. While the results were not universally significant when it came to the general population, an exception was found in the sensitivity analysis for fasting blood glucose.
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