Strawberries Could Help Protect Against Damage From Ultraviolet Radiation, Cell Study Suggests

Posted by on August 8, 2012 with 0 Comments


Besides being chock full of essential nutrients like vitamins A, C and B, new lab research suggests strawberries might also, in the future, play a part in protecting against dangerous UV rays.

Spanish and Italian researchers found that putting strawberry extract on skin cells helped to protect the cells from UVA damage.

The researchers speculated that the protective powers may lie in strawberries’ anthocyanins (previously linked with a decreased diabetes risk), which are what make strawberries red.

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