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Blueberries, red grapes boost immunity
Yogurt with berries. Red grapes and blueberries may give your immune system a boost, according to a new study. PHOTO/FILE
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- Gombart and colleagues noted, however, that these findings were made in laboratory cell cultures and do not prove that eating blueberries and red grapes would boost a person’s immune function.
Red grapes and blueberries may give your immune system a boost, according to a new study.
Researchers found that both fruits contain compounds called stilbenoids, which work with vitamin D to increase expression of the human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide (CAMP) gene, involved in immune function.
