Flashback Friday: The Benefits of Açai vs. Blueberries for Artery Function

What are the effects of açai berries, cooked and raw blueberries, grapes, cocoa, green tea, and freshly squeezed orange juice on artery function?

What about the effects of other foods on artery function? Coronary artery disease is, after all, our leading cause of death of men and women. See:

What else can blueberries do? Check out:

Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution!
-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

[TheGIGACapitalist]

Anything marketed as a "superfood" and costs 5X as much as comparable foods is probably just a scam 90% of the time.

You never hear advertisements talking about how beans or onions are a superfood... Hm, wonder why that is.
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[pixiegardner]

I was just about to order some - thank goodness your video popped up . What great timing. Thanks!

[moresalad]

I eat a cup of blueberries a day. With turmeric, ginger and cinnamon .

[lucas]

Good to know. Açaí is way cheaper than blueberry in Brazil.

[catecurl]

I just love this....there's no sneaking ANYTHING past you dr Greger xx 💫

[eelkeaptroot]

Always a good thing when conflicts of interests are mentioned.

[simonblurton]

I always thought it sounded ridiculous to pay so much money for a berry when in summer i can pick wild black berries for free and freeze them. I thought they were better for us too. I think this confirms my thinking. The profit machine is good at pumping out the data it wants.

[annieesther]

Ah, so the locally made, artisanal chocolate-covered blueberries was an excellent idea for a treat. It was plant-based dark chocolate too, so low in sugar! Hmm, I might get me some more and eat a small piece after my meals.

[myHealthSciences]

Some good suggestions for a super-artery smoothie! Acai, blueberry, flaxseed, and cacao.

[krishnaveganathar]

(Ahh-sai-ee) is the proper pronunciation.

[Trytocookthis]

coffee? that's impressive. plums and strawberries :)

[john]

Very helpful lecture.
Pass the blueberries !! ....😋

[Viertelfranzose]

I'm really surprised why is always Blueberry in the test and never Aronia Berry🤔??? Just because Aronia ist much more cheaper and the financial profit less so not many people are interested to test.. promote it... i would like to see more tests with Aronia Berry. Thank you very much and greetings from France...Alsace

[sacredwaters]

I love Acai period. Blueberries too. I never knew things like this existed.

[ashtweth]

Here is the thing, blueberries increased memory in older adults, so you get more benefits than just the arteries. The STUDIES never focus on the other effects. Take turmeric, why only measure one thing it does, in fact, now I am on my high horse, more studies need to be done on WHAT CAN FOOD COMBINE to make the uptake of blueberries or acai nutrients STRONGER. IT'S THE SAME, broccoli sprouts with watercress, what happens when you mix them, what happens when you mix turmeric with cauliflower, ow you better also check what the F happens when you mix lemon with black tea. That's the future, food combining in menus which allow for better uptake. Then you need to go educate every chef or kill them and teach this in school. Frozen blueberries don't lose their magic either. Yes I don't like chefs that use food and know nothing about what they are doing. Gorden Ramsey, what a joke. Ow man. Just as well I am not drinking.

[Anarcath]

Hi Doctor Gregor. Are there any foods that are effective for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? I’ve had the disease for a quarter century and nothing I’ve tried has even remotely helped. Thanks in advance.

[lexfrugivore]

Another "superfood" debunked! 🥳🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for your work, Dr. Greger!

[uptradingusa]

I have acai because I love the flavor not the hype. I used to travel on beginning of 80s to the north of Brazil and you could buy it by the pound. I learned to eat with the locals mixing the frozen fruit with tapioca flour and little bit of sugar. It was fan-tas-tic.

[PGMP]

Thank you for the video.
Well its good to know blue berries and other things a bit or way better than ACAI.
But the reason why i like it is, the flavor :D its really good to my taste.
And i really don't like blue berries so i guess i can get some of the benefits while keeping my taste buds happy.

[vegmachine]

So... Conflict of interest is his response to Gogiman hidden in code in an ol' Acai story