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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
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