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More berries, less cholesterol
A diet with elderberries, aronia berries, cranberries and blueberries could improve cholesterol management. We base this bold statement on a Chinese meta-study in which supplementation with anthocyanins reduces the concentration of triglycerides and LDL in the blood, while increasing that of HDL.
Anthocyanins
Meta-study
In total, the researchers had access to data from 586 subjects, all of whom had unhealthy cholesterol levels. During the trials, subjects in the experimental groups received 90-320 milligrams of anthocyanins daily in supplement form for 8-24 weeks.
Results
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US data
However, the average American doesn't eat that many berries. If you take a look at the right column of the table below [click on it for a larger version], you will see that it is possible to get impressive amounts of anthocyanins via regular whole foods such as elderberries, aronia berries, cherries, blueberries and black raspberries.
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