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(NewsUSA) - You potency already understand that shopping in the produce aisle at the supermarket can assist ward off pesky inconveniences like the ordinary cold, but eating certain fruits, either fresh or frozen, may also play a big role in helping to fight and keep safe against serious illnesses such as lung and breast cancer, according to two new studies.

Conducted by scientists from Norway and the United States, a recently released study tested 1,130 mainly eaten foods for antioxidant levels using the FRAP Assay -; one of the biggest tests for antioxidant values currently available. They discovered that, of the top 10 foods tested based on serving size, blackberries contained the necessary levels of health-related antioxidants, which assist protect against cancer and heart disease. In a following study, lung, skin, breast and cervical cancers all showed signs of shrinkage when exposed to blackberry extracts. The compound is so potent against disease that scientists own begun further analysis on the blackberry.

The news have to only provide alternate encouragement for those looking for ways to better their lifestyle by eating healthier foods.

"All should be eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables every day, and one of those helpings have to be berries," said Dr. Gary Stoner, an expert in cancer prevention and control at Ohio State University. "When you put all of the new research together, you realize that berries are one of the most protective foods around."

Oregon blackberries, grown in the fertile Willamette Valley on household farms, are nutritional powerhouses that contain some extremely significant phytochemicals -; naturally occurring chemicals from plants -; which research has shown may easy down the aging process, raise immunity and keep safe against chronic disease. In addition, tests have shown that Oregon blackberries, frozen at their nutritional peak, lose none of their substantial antioxidant values in the freezing proceeding. Fresh or frozen, blackberries are an significant component of a healthy diet.

For more information, see www.oregon-berries.com