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From Fox News: A new study led by Washington State University researchers found that elderberry juice could be a “potent tool” for weight management and improving metabolic health.
The study, published in the journal Nutrients, found that a week of consuming 12 ounces of elderberry juice each day led to positive changes in the gut microbiome, a release from Washington State University said.
“Elderberry is an underappreciated berry, commercially and nutritionally,” said Patrick Solverson, an assistant professor in the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine’s Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology. Solverson is one of the corresponding authors of the study.
The results of the study are “very exciting,” he said — and scientists are “starting to recognize” the value of elderberries for human health.
Elderberries are small, dark, purple berries that grow on elder trees, which are native to Europe. They have long been promoted as a way to improve the immune system, noted the Washington State University release.
The study suggested that elderberry juice can enhance the body’s ability to burn fat, as it increased fat oxidation, or the breakdown of fatty acids, after a high carbohydrate meal and during exercise.
More from the WSU press release:
The researchers tested the effects of elderberry on metabolic health in a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial with 18 overweight adults. Participants consumed either elderberry juice or a placebo with similar coloring and taste, specially designed by North Carolina State University’s Food Innovation Lab, while maintaining a standardized diet.
Clinical testing following the intervention showed that participants who consumed elderberry juice had significantly increased amounts of beneficial gut bacteria, including firmicutes and actinobacteria, and decreased amounts of harmful bacteria, such as bacteroidetes. A healthy gut microbiome is essential for nutrient absorption and supports physical and mental health.
In addition to positive microbiota changes, the elderberry intervention resulted in improved metabolism. Results showed that the elderberry juice reduced participants’ blood glucose levels by an average of 24%, indicating a significantly improved ability to process sugars following carbohydrate consumption. Results also showed a 9% decrease in insulin levels.
🫐 A little purple berry could help you manage your weight. 🫐
🥼 According to #WSUMedicine researchers, drinking just 12 ounces of elderberry juice daily can improve your gut microbiome and reduce blood glucose levels.
🔗 More about the benefits: https://t.co/0WArdNM6Fz pic.twitter.com/PoCTsZXaDQ
— WSU Medicine (@WSUMedicine) January 9, 2025
#Elderberry juice may be a potent tool for #weight management and enhancing #metabolic health. Drinking 12 ounces of elderberry juice daily for a week causes positive changes in the #gutmicrobiome and improves #glucose tolerance and #fat oxidation.https://t.co/mkSpTuT1uV pic.twitter.com/ViJKg5Md9d
— Professor Erwin Loh (@erwinloh) January 9, 2025
This ‘underappreciated’ berry can help with weight management, says new study: ‘A variety of health benefits’ pic.twitter.com/QQaROtClri
— Dave Gallagher (@DavesAIPlaybook) January 12, 2025
I wouldn’t say that elderberry is underappreciated. It was part of my anti-Covid routine as prescribed by my doctor.
— Ralph Strzałkowski,jd,llm,mgr Lawyer on wheels (@LawyeronWheels) January 12, 2025
This ‘underappreciated’ berry can help with weight management, says new study: ‘A variety of health benefits’ https://t.co/EI4lMMaSz5
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 12, 2025
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