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Blueberries & lingonberries

Strong evidence

Active compounds

PterostilbeneAnthocyaninsEllagic acidResveratrol (lingonberry)

Targeted cancers

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.

Source: richardbeliveau.orgRead article

2017Mol Carcinog

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

Ouanouki A, Lamy S, Annabi B.

Source: richardbeliveau.orgRead article

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

La delphinidin, anthocyanidin des fruits rouges (myrtilles, sureau), inhibe le récepteur PDGF, un acteur clé dans la croissance tumorale et l'angiogenèse.

Inhibition du récepteur PDGF (anti-angiogenèse)

Source: richardbeliveau.orgRead article

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

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