date:Jul 12, 2012
USA).
These results were particularly evident in the group of smokers/ex-smoker subjects with respect to non-smokers.
This effect on DNA damage may be dependent on phytochemicals present in the wild blueberry drink that can exert a direct protective effect against oxidative insult by scavenging reactive oxygen species in blood.
The wild blueberry juice provided daily doses of anthocyanins of 375 milligrams.
Study details
The researchers recruited men with an average age of 48 and with at le