Scientific Research
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) funds research studies that are grounded in sound science, use rigorous methodology, and are conducted by autonomous researchers at well-established institutions. All published research is submitted to peer-reviewed journals by the researcher, independent of the USHBC.
Explore the full overview of research specifically funded by the USHBC, and examine the full body of evidence on blueberry science by browsing the research topics below.
Blueberries Improve Abdominal Symptoms, Well-Being and Functioning in Patients with Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Wilder-Smith CH, Materna A, Olesen SS
Nutrients. 2023 May 20;15(10):2396. doi: 10.3390/nu15102396.
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Lactobacillus johnsonii N6.2 and Blueberry Phytophenols Affect Lipidome and Gut Microbiota Composition of Rats Under High-Fat Diet
Leandro Dias Teixeira, Monica F Torrez Lamberti, Evon DeBose-Scarlett, Erol Bahadiroglu, Timothy J Garrett, Christopher L Gardner, Julie L Meyer, Graciela L Lorca, Claudio F Gonzalez
Front Nutr . 2021 Oct 14;8:757256. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.757256.
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Impact of blueberry consumption on the human fecal bileacidome: A pilot study of bile acid modulation by freeze-dried blueberry.
William Gagnon, Véronique Garneau, Jocelyn Trottier, Mélanie Verreault, Charles Couillard, Denis Roy, André Marette, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Marie-Claude Vohl, Olivier Barbier
Nutrients. 2022; 14(18):3857.
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Blueberry polyphenols alter gut microbiota & phenolic metabolism in rats
Dennis P Cladis, Abigayle M R Simpson, Kaitlyn J Cooper, Cindy H Nakatsu, Mario G Ferruzzi, Connie M Weaver
Food Funct. 2021 Mar 21;12(6):2442-2456.
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Anti-adhesive activity of a Vaccinium corymbosum polyphenolic extract targeting intestinal colonization by Klebsiella pneumoniae
Eva Gato, Alicja Rosalowska, Marta Martínez-Guitián, Marta Lores, German Bou, Astrid Pérez
Biomed Pharmacother . 2020 Dec;132:110885.
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Whole Blueberry and Isolated Polyphenol-Rich Fractions Modulate Specific Gut Microbes in an In Vitro Colon Model and in a Pilot Study in Human Consumers
Alexandra Ntemiri, Tarini S Ghosh, Molly E Gheller, Tam T T Tran, Jamie E Blum, Paola Pellanda, Klara Vlckova, Marta C Neto, Amy Howell, Anna Thalacker-Mercer, Paul W O'Toole
Nutrients . 2020 Sep 12;12(9):2800.
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Valorization of Persimmon and Blueberry Byproducts to Obtain Functional Powders: In Vitro Digestion and Fermentation by Gut Microbiota
Claudia Bas-Bellver, Cristina Andrés, Lucía Seguí, Cristina Barrera, Nuria Jiménez-Hernández, Alejandro Artacho, Noelia Betoret, María José Gosalbes
J Agric Food Chem . 2020 Jul 29;68(30):8080-8090.
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Blueberry proanthocyanidins and anthocyanins improve metabolic health through a gut microbiota-dependent mechanism in diet-induced obese mice
Arianne Morissette, Camille Kropp, Jean-Philippe Songpadith, Rafael Junges Moreira, Janice Costa, Roger Mariné-Casadó, Geneviève Pilon, Thibault V Varin, Stéphanie Dudonné, Lemia Boutekrabt, Philippe St-Pierre, Emile Levy, Denis Roy, Yves Desjardins, Frédéric Raymond, Vanessa P Houde, André Marette
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab . 2020 Jun 1;318(6):E965-E980.
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