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Blueberries & lingonberries

Strong evidence

Active compounds

PterostilbeneAnthocyaninsEllagic acidResveratrol (lingonberry)

Cancers studied in the literature

colonbreastprostateesophagus

Anti-cancer actions

✦Pterostilbene from blueberries is one of the most powerful antioxidants identified
✦Blueberries were in Dr. Béliveau's original anti-cancer food list for Lenny
✦Lingonberries contain resveratrol — same molecule as red wine, without the alcohol
✦Inhibit angiogenesis and induce apoptosis in cancer cells
✦Present in the Sainte-Justine laboratory vegetable cocktail

How to prepare it

Fresh or frozen blueberries and lingonberries — freezing fully preserves all antioxidants. Wild blueberries are richer in anthocyanins than cultivated ones. Prefer organic.

Recommended dosage

80 to 100g per day, fresh or frozen.

⚗️ Food synergies

These foods potentiate the effects of Blueberries & lingonberries

🍵Green Tea 🍵Matcha 🍫Dark chocolate 🍎Pomegranate juice

How to prepare it

For breakfast with soy milk and muesli. In a smoothie with matcha and ground flaxseeds. As a snack. Essential in the Béliveau vegetable cocktail (with lingonberries).

Scientific sources

—Béliveau studies on small fruits and anthocyanins (Food Chemistry 2009)
—Sainte-Justine vegetable cocktail including lingonberries (resveratrol)

🔬 Studies from Dr. Béliveau's laboratory

All publications →

2018Oncotarget, 2018, Vol

Periostin, a signal transduction intermediate in TGF-β-induced EMT in U-87MG human glioblastoma cells, and its inhibition by anthocyanidins

Ouanouki A., Lamy S., Annabi B.

Study published in Oncotarget, 2018, Vol on the activity of dietary compounds in the context of brain.

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2017Mol Carcinog

Anthocyanidins inhibit epithelial-mesenchymal transition through a TGFβ/Smad2 signaling pathway in glioblastoma cells

Ouanouki A, Lamy S, Annabi B.

Study published in Mol Carcinog on the activity of dietary compounds in the context of brain.

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2008CarcinogenesisStrong evidence

Delphinidin, a dietary anthocyanidin, inhibits platelet derived growth fator ligand/receptor (PDGF/PDGFR) signaling

Lamy S, Beaulieu E, Labbé D, Bédard V, Moghrabi A, Barrette S, Gingras D, Béliveau R

Delphinidin, an anthocyanidin from berries (blueberries, elderberry), inhibits the PDGF receptor, a key player in tumor growth and angiogenesis.

Inhibition of the PDGF receptor (anti-angiogenesis)

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2006Carcinogenesis2006 May;27 (5):989-996.

Delphinidin, a dietary anthocyanidin, inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 phosphorylation

Lamy S, Blanchette M, Michaud-Levesque J, Lafleur R, Durocher Y, Moghrabi A, Barrette S, Gingras D, Béliveau R

Study published in Carcinogenesis2006 May;27 (5):989-996. on the activity of berries in the context of cancer in general.

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