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In the journals Berries might lower heart risksPublication info Harvard Health Publications. Harvard Women's Health Watch (Apr 2013).ProQuest document link

Abstract Eating strawberries, blueberries, and other berries three times a week might lower a woman's risk of aheart attack.

Full text In the journalsBerries might lower heart risksA recent study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association offers more evidence to bolster berries'

health benefits. The study included 93,000 women (ages 25 to 42) who were enrolled in the Nurses' Health

Study II. The women filled out dietary questionnaires every four years for 18 years. During that time, 405 of the

women had a heart attack. After accounting for other factors that can contribute to heart risks, such as body

mass index, smoking, and exercise, the researchers found that women who ate the most berries (three or more

times per week) were 32% less likely to have a heart attack than those who ate berries once a month or less.

The authors said pigments called anthocyanins in berries may reduce heart risks by widening arteries and

preventing plaque from building up inside them. Because this study asked women about their dietary habits,

rather than assigning them to eat varying amounts of berries, it could not determine exactly how much women

would need to eat to see reductions in heart attacks and other measures of heart disease. Still, it does illustrate

how a simple dietary change can contribute to real health improvements.

Subject Heart attacks; Cardiovascular disease; Heart; Berries;Publication title Harvard Health Publications. Harvard Women's Health Watch

Publication year 2013Publication date Apr 2013

Year 2013

Publisher Belvoir Media Group, LLC

Place of publication Boston

Country of publication United States

Publication subject Medical Sciences--Obstetrics And Gynecology, Women'S Interests

ISSN 1070910XSource type Magazines

Language of publication English

Document type Journal Article

ProQuest document ID 1370746469

Document URL http://search.proquest.com/docview/1370746469?accountid=50673

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