The first clue that lets you know that the strawberry is good for you is its heart-shaped silhouette. Strawberries may come in little packages, but they increase HDL (good cholesterol), protect your heart, guard against cancer, and help to lower your blood pressure.

Strawberries are more than just a delectable fruit; they are often regarded as the “Queen of Fruits” in Asian countries because of all the health benefits. Strawberries have the highest amounts of nutrients in comparison to other fruits like bananas, oranges, or apples.

A single serving of strawberry contains:

• Potassium – 233 mg
• Carbs – 11-12 g
• Vitamin C – 89-90 mg
• Calcium – 23-24.3 mg
• Manganese – 0.6 mg
• Vitamin K – 3.3-3.7 mcg
• Fiber – 3-3.8 g
• Folate – 25-30 mcg

Strawberries, particularly its organic versions, offer many health benefits. These include:

• Helping to regulate blood sugar levels

In a blind study consisting of 14 overweight adults, results showed that taking a strawberry drink 2 hours before your meal helps to decrease blood sugar levels dramatically and then increases it after eating. This suggests that strawberry may enhance insulin sensitivity.

• It preserves cognitive function

In a study consisting of 16,000 women aged 70 and above, it was found that eating strawberries regularly helps to slow down cognitive decline by up to two-and-half years. The flavonoids in strawberries are believed to be the cause of this effect.

• Strawberries help improve osteoarthritis symptoms

Eating strawberrieshelp to improve osteoarthritis in a way, by reducing inflammation in overweight people. In a double-blind study, overweight people with osteoarthritis of the knee consumed either 50 grams of freeze-dried strawberry powder or a placebo every day for 12 straight weeks. The results showed that inflammation markers were reduced substantially in the strawberry group when compared to the placebo group. In addition, the strawberry group experienced less pain as well as cartilage degradation.

• They are an excellent source of antioxidants

Thanks to their flavonoid content, strawberries contain many antioxidants. This antioxidant capacity gives strawberries the ability to ward off free radical damage to bad cholesterol or low-density lipoprotein (LDL). Thanks to the results of a controlled study of sixty people with abdominal obesity, the antioxidant capacity and glutathione levels increased in comparison with the control group.

• Strawberries are good for the heart

There has been a lot of attention surrounding research on the health benefits of strawberry. Some studies have shown that strawberries improve cholesterol and triglycerides even in obese people as well as those with metabolic syndrome. They accomplish this by lowering LDL cholesterol levels and reducing the free radical damage, which makes the LDL cholesterol dangerous.

Moreover, in a double-blind study of 25 overweight teenage men, it was found that consuming freeze-dried strawberry powered helped to increase the participant’s reactive hyperaemia index (a measure of the responsiveness of blood vessels). This suggests that eating strawberries help to improve blood flow. In another study with 93,600 women, results showed that eating strawberries and blueberries reduced the risk of heart attack by 34% due to their high flavonoid content.