May Protect Against Heart Disease

Maqui berry is high in anthocyanins, which are powerful antioxidants related to a healthy heart. The Nurses Health Study, which included 93,600 young and middle-aged women, discovered that diets high in anthocyanins were related to a 32% lower incidence of heart attacks than diets poor in these antioxidants.

In another major research, anthocyanin-rich diets were linked to a 12% lower risk of high blood pressure. Though further study is needed, maqui berry extract may help reduce the risk of heart disease by reducing blood levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol. 180 mg of the concentrated maqui berry supplement Delphinol lowered blood LDL levels by an average of 12.5% in a three-month clinical investigation of 31 persons with prediabetes.