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August 13, 2009

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Many health benefits are attributed to the high level of antioxidants found in blueberries, but berries are not the only part of the blueberry plant that may be beneficial to our health. Watch this videocast to learn more.

Reference: Takeshita, M., Ishida, Y., Akamatsu, E., Ohmori, Y., Sudoh, M., Uto, H., Tsubouchi, H., and Kataoka, H. "Proanthocyanidin from blueberry leaves suppresses expression of subgenomic hepatitis C virus RNA". The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2009, 284(32):21165-21176.