…positive effect on the prevention and treatment of cancer. Investigators have found that blueberries significantly inhibit the proliferation of breast, intestinal, gastric and prostate cancers. Oddly, the researchers found no correlation between blueberry’s antioxidant properties and cancer prevention indicating the presence of other cancer fighting compounds. One such compound, pterostilbene, is a powerful anti-inflammatory compound, high concentration of which is found in blueberries. Pterostilbene has been shown to induce apoptosis (pre-programmed cell death) in cancer…
