THE LATEST NUTRITION FINDINGS ON CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE/HEART HEALTH... Freeze-dried strawberries show heart health benefits: Human data
As reported by The Journal of Nutrition on March 26, 2014, a recent scientific study shows that: “A 12-wk randomized controlled trial showing the effects of a higher dose of strawberries in lowering conventional serum total and LDL cholesterol and NMR-derived small LDL particle concentrations when compared with a lower dose in obese adults.”
The study enforces the benefits of including ample amounts of FRUIT in the diet. The benefits of 50 grams of freeze dry strawberries, the equivalent to 3 cups of fresh strawberries, in the diet of obese individuals is documented. Other studies have shown similar results.
The nutrient returns on about 160 Calories, from three cups of strawberries are significant. Along with essential nutrients are their beneficial PHYTOCHEMICALS.
Indigenous peoples since the dawn of time, have enjoyed strawberries and appreciated their health-giving properties. They called them “heart-seed berries”, as they believed they strengthened the heart. They pounded them into their traditional corn-meal bread. Excess berries were picked, sun dried and stored for winter or added to pemmican, soups, breads or as a flavoring for meat dishes. Strawberries were mashed and mixed with cold water or made into strawberry moon tea."
