Investigation of the impact of blueberries on metabolic factors influencing health

Blueberry fruit is one of the important antioxidant resources due to the content of anthocyanins and phenolic substances. While positive changes were observed in all values in both groups, significant differences in the intervention group were observed in BMI, insulin levels, insulin resistance, LDL, total cholesterol, and uric acid levels. Those differences were observed between baseline and 12th week values. In the 12th week, weight loss (kg) and body fat reduction (%), in the blueberry group was determined to be 11-14% more in males and 3-1.4% more in females, from the control group. Total cholesterol was changed at the beginning 187.29 ± 34.36 mg/dL; 203.19 ± 41.10 mg/dL for control and for blueberry group. At end of the trial, values had changed between 178.59 ± 29.42 mg/dL; 173.20 ± 33.26 mg/dL for control and blueberry groups respectively. LDL and total cholesterol (18.3-14.75%) values were found statistically significant at the end of 12 weeks in the group which added blueberries to replace carbohydrates.