Do blueberries help prevent cardiovascular disease?

Research supported by the United States Department of Agriculture-Research, Education, and Economics shows that eating blueberries may help combat cardiovascular disease.

Scientists at the University of Arkansas fed mice a diet enhanced with blueberry powder, and found that it helped reduce atherosclerosis.

Publishing their findings in the Journal of Nutrition, the researchers indicate that the benefit may be from the antioxidant effect of the blueberries, reducing the oxidative stress that leads to heart disease.