Health Bulletin
Blueberries, not fruit juice, cut type-2 diabetes risk
Eating more fruit, particularly blueberries, apples and grapes, is linked to a reduced risk of developing type-2 diabetes, suggests a study in the British Medical Journal. Blueberries cut the risk by 26% compared with 2% for three servings of any whole fruit — but fruit juice did not appear to have the same effect.
Broccoli slows arthritis
Eating lots of broccoli may slow down and even prevent osteoarthritis, UK researchers believe. The University of East Anglia team has tested on cells and mice showed that a broccoli compound — which humans can also get from Brussels sprouts and cabbage — blocked a key destructive enzyme that damages cartilage.
Broccoli slows arthritis
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