The health benefits of blueberries keep adding up. They are nutritional powerhouses that punch above their weight to promote health in a number of ways. And a new study is showing that eating just one cup per day may lower the risk for cardiovascular disease by up to 15 percent.
The association between blueberries and a healthier heart and lower risk for type-2 diabetes is nothing new. But this new research, conducted by teams from the University of East Anglia in the U.K. and Harvard, shows blueberries can reduce the risk for people at high risk for these conditions.
