This Blackberries Page is from the Cretan Bowl Diet website that offers slimming advice and information to help you lose weight.

Based on the Cretan diet and cousin of the Mediterranean diet the diet plan can help you achieve your healthy shape and weight.

Blackberries

BLACKBERRIES

Out of all the many, many fruits there are in the world, the only one I dislike is the blackberry!

Too many grubby purple fingers when I was a child foraging for the fruits in bramble bushes put me off for life.

Blackberries do grow wild here on the Greek Island of Crete and find their way into many sweet dishes, drinks and jams of the traditional Cretan diet.

BLACKBERRY

Blackberries are rich in Vitamin C, which is an important vitamin in that it plays a significant role as an antioxidant, thereby protecting body tissue from the damage of oxidation.

Antioxidants act to protect your cells against the effects of free radicals, which are potentially damaging by-products of the body’s metabolism.

Free radicals can cause cell damage that may contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease and cancer.

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Also blackberries are an excellent source of Vitamin E. Vitamin E is important as an antioxidant, thereby protecting body tissue from the damage of oxidation.

It is important in the formation of red blood cells and the use of Vitamin K. One cup of blackberries contains 1 gram of protein and over 7 grams of dietary fibre.

Blackberries contain a significant amount of Zinc and Manganese. The blackberry certainly finds its way on the Cretan Bowl Diet food list as it is low in calories and packed with vitamins and can help you lose weight.

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