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Journal Article 
Got Berries on the Brain? Good! 
Smith, KN 
2019 
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Environmental Nutrition
ISSN: 0893-4452 
42 
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Smith offers information on the nutritional value of berries. As found in studies of the MIND diet, research on the brain benefits of specific foods has focused in particular on berries. Although blueberries have attracted the most scientific attention, other berries including strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and cranberries contain similar pigment compounds called anthocyanins which give berries their distinctive red, purple, and blue colors. Anthocyanins can cross the blood-brain barrier to become localized in areas of the brain related to learning and memory. In the brain, anthocyanins decrease vulnerability to the oxidative stress that occurs with aging, reduce inflammation, and may increase neuronal signaling. 
; Berries; Nutrition; Blood-brain barrier; Memory; Learning; Strawberries; Oxidative stress; Fruits; Blueberries; Aging; Anthocyanins; Cranberries/