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Berries of many colours

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2013

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In a nutshell

Berries are one of the richest food sources of antioxidants.

There is quite a bit of animal and in vitro data supporting clinical applications for berries in chronic disease states such as cancer, dementia and cardiovascular disease, and as an anti-microbial. A few human clinical trials are just now starting to appear.

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Arbor Clinical Nutrition Updates , Volume 311 , September 2009 , pp. 1 - 4
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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