Benefit strawberries and antioxidants in it is already known and proven in vitro or in laboratory. For the first time, researchers from the Marche Polytechnic University and the University of Granada to prove in vivo or direct in humans.
In the experiment whose results appeared in the journal Food Chemistry, researchers involved 12 participants. Each was given an additional 500 grams of strawberry food every day, and blood samples taken on day 4, 8, 12, 16 and a month afterwards.
The results of blood tests showed that consumption of strawberries on a regular basis can increase the capacity of red blood cells or erythrocytes to accommodate the content of antioxidants. "We proved that the strawberries are able to make red blood cells are more resistant to the effects of oxidative stress. As revealed by Battino, antioxidant capacity of erythrocytes to accommodate and resist the influence of oxidative stress associated with various disease risk.
These benefits can also be obtained by eating a strawberry on a smaller servings daily. In that experiment, the researchers also found that consumption of 150 grams and 200 grams of strawberries per day also could provide a similar effect.