BLUEBERRIES help the body to burn more fat while exercising, according to scientists.
And the fruit may also decrease body stress.
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US researchers gave a group of cyclists blueberry powder for two weeks before cycling.
They found their fat-burning rate during moderate exercise went up — and the group also burnt less glycogen, boosting levels of endurance.
The report said: “This study was the first to investigate whether wild blueberry consumption would elicit greater [fat oxidation] rates during an exercise protocol aimed to maximise fat oxidation using moderate-intensity exercise in healthy, trained males.
“This novel study documented that consuming wild blueberries for 14 days increased [fat oxidation], decreased [carbohydrate oxidation] and decreased plasma lactate levels during 40 minutes of moderate-intensity cycling.”