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Black currant, like Bilberry, is rich in Anthocyanidins.
The roles of Anthocyanidins pigments as medicinal agents have been well-accepted dogma in folk medicine throughout the world, and, in fact, these pigments are linked to an amazingly broad-based range of health benefits. For example,

1. Visual acuity can be markedly improved through administration of Anthocyanidins pigments to animal and human subjects, and the role of these pigments in enhancing night vision or overall vision has been particularly well documented.

2. In both in vitro and in vivo research trials, Anthocyanidins have demonstrated marked ability to reduce cancer cell proliferation and to inhibit tumor formation.

3. The role of Anthocyanidins in cardiovascular disease protection is strongly linked to oxidative stress protection.

4. The experiments suggest that Anthocyanidins, as a functional food component, can aid in the prevention of obesity and diabetes.

5. Anthocyanidins have been credited with capacity to modulate cognitive and motor function, to enhance memory, and to have a role in preventing age-related declines in neural function.

The experimental evidence demonstrating Anthocyanidins benefits for diabetes and pancreatic disorders has also accumulated in recent years, and again the efficacy is attributed to the multiple, simultaneous biological effects these pigments cause in the body, including prevention of generation of free radicals, decreased lipid peroxidation, reduced pancreatic swelling, and decreased blood sugar concentrations in urine and blood serum