Animals, 2021 The experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of bilberry extract on growth performance, meat quality, antioxidant status, and immune function of yellow-feathered chickens.
Yibing Wang +5 more
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Anticancer Effects of Lingonberry and Bilberry on Digestive Tract Cancers
Antioxidants, 2021 Wild berries are part of traditional Nordic diets and are a rich source of phytochemicals, such as polyphenols. Various berry treatments have shown to interfere with cancer progression in vitro and in vivo. Here, we systematically reviewed the anticancer
Tuulia Onali +4 more
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Nutrition & Metabolism, 2011 Background Obesity and metabolic syndrome are important public concerns, and there is increasing demand for effective therapeutic strategies. Flavonoids are expected to improve the risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome.
Yuan Bo +6 more
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A single supplement of a standardised bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) extract (36 % wet weight anthocyanins) modifies glycaemic response in individuals with type 2 diabetes controlled by diet and lifestyle [PDF]
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Neuroprotective effect of bilberry extract in a murine model of photo-stressed retina. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Excessive exposure to light promotes degenerative and blinding retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. However, the underlying mechanisms of photo-induced retinal degeneration are not fully understood, and a ...
Hideto Osada +8 more
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Lower levels of damaged protein biomarkers in the plasma of overweight type 2 diabetic men following supplementation with a standardised bilberry extract [PDF]
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Campbell, F. M. +4 more
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Silva Fennica, 2003 Leaves of bilberry (V. myrtillus), bog bilberry (V. uliginosum) and downy birch (B. pubescens) were collected five times during a growing season from 18 plots in a drainage area, and needles of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) once during the ...
Kaunisto, Seppo, Sarjala, Tytti
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Anthocyanin absorption and metabolism by human intestinal Caco-2 cells: a review [PDF]
, 2015 Anthocyanins from different plant sources have been shown to possess health beneficial effects against a number of chronic diseases. To obtain any influence in a specific tissue or organ, these bioactive compounds must be bioavailable, i.e., effectively ...
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Antioxidants, 2020 Bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) have been reported to hold a plentitude of health-promoting properties beyond basic nutrition, mainly attributed to their anthocyanin content and antioxidant activity.
Andreea-Adriana Neamtu +11 more
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Extraction of bioactive polyphenols with high antioxidant activity from bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) processing waste [PDF]
, 2016 Bioactive polyphenols were extracted from the peel fraction of bilberry processing waste using aqueous ethanol as solvent. A response surface methodology was used to evaluate the effects of liquid-to-solid ratio (R), solvent composition (C), extraction ...
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