{"id":1945,"date":"2019-01-22T14:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T05:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackcurrants.co.jp\/en\/king-of-berries\/healthy-ageing\/"},"modified":"2019-08-15T01:52:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T16:52:47","slug":"healthy-ageing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/en\/health-benefits\/healthy-ageing\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Ageing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1551679813585{padding-top: 195px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Bioavailavility.jpg?id=2645) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;top-slide&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1549438462573{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;page-top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1551684359954{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 38px;\">Healthy Ageing<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1551160548301{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;full-bg&#8221; el_id=&#8221;king-bg-mb&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1545583211465{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<h3 class=\"boc_heading  center  \"  style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;text-align: center;color: #ffffff;font-size: 22pt;\"><span>New Zealand Blackcurrants &#8211; Adapting the body to age well<\/span><\/h3>[vc_row_inner disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;white-text&#8221;]Clinical studies of large populations have shown that regular daily consumption of anthocyanins (25 mg\/day), such as those found in New Zealand Cassis, minimise the effect of the diseases of aging including:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;white-text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slowing down the decrease in lung volume with age<sup>1<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Decreasing the incidence of Type 2 diabetes<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Decreasing the incidence cardiovascular disease<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Minimising weight gain with age<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1551289068703{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1551289182501{padding-top: 0px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<h3 class=\"boc_heading  \"  style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;margin-top: 0px;color: #000000;font-size: 18pt;\"><span>Summary<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1563866531610{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>New Zealand Blackcurrant anthocyanins are bioavailable<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Long term consumption of anthocyanins decreases the adverse effects of the diseases of aging<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New Zealand Blackcurrant increases fat metabolism<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New Zealand Blackcurrant improves blood flow<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New Zealand Blackcurrant improves cognitive function<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New Zealand Blackcurrant anthocyanins improve skin appearance<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New Zealand Blackcurrant maintains dark adaption vision and reduces eye fatigue<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New Zealand Blackcurrant maintains healthy gut microbiota<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nrf-2 has been implicated as a key activator of the body\u2019s natural defense and repair systems helping the body adapt to the stresses of aging<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Blackcurrants activate the adaptive cell signaling molecule nrf-2 in a rodent model<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<h3 class=\"boc_heading  \"  style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;margin-top: 50px;color: #000000;font-size: 18pt;\"><span>1. New Zealand Blackcurrant anthocyanins are bioavailable <\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1565175253315{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoom aligncenter wp-image-3380 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-1-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Levels of anthocyanins were elevated in the plasma of volunteers 2 hours after ingestion of New Zealand Blackcurrant extract at doses from 0.8 mg of anthocyanins\/kg of body weight (equivalent to 60mg of anthocyanins, or 12 grams of New Zealand Blackcurrants or 11 Blackcurrants, for a person weighing 75kgs).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Source<\/strong>: Hurst RD et al. (2019) Consumption of an Anthocyanin-Rich Extract Made From New Zealand Blackcurrants Prior to Exercise May Assist Recovery From Oxidative Stress and Maintains Circulating Neutrophil Function: A Pilot Study. Front. Nutr. 6:73<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<h3 class=\"boc_heading  \"  style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;margin-top: 20px;color: #000000;font-size: 18pt;\"><span>2. Long term consumption of anthocyanins decreases the adverse effects of the diseases of aging<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1565175358716{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><strong><strong>a. Slowing down the loss of lung volume that occurs with age<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-2a.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoom aligncenter wp-image-3381 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-2a-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Long term consumption of 25 mg anthocyanins per day more than halved the loss in lung volume that occurs with age, from 70mL per year to 30 mL per year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: small; text-align: left;\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Mehta AJ et al (2016) Dietary anthocyanin intake and age related decline in lung function:longitudinal findings from the VA normative Aging Study.\u00a0 Am J Clin Nutr 103:542-550.<\/p>\n<p><strong>b. Decreasing the risk of cardiovascular disease<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-2b.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoom aligncenter wp-image-3382 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-2b-1024x59.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consumption of 26 mg anthocyanins per day decreased the age-adjusted risk of myocardial infarction to 0.82 in men, and 0.71 in women.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Cassidy A <em>et al<\/em> (2016).\u00a0 Habitual intake of anthocyanins and flavones and risk of cardiovascular disease in men.\u00a0 Am J Clin Nutr 104:587-595.<br \/>\nCassidy A <em>et al <\/em>(2013). A high anthocyanin intake is associated with a reduced risk of myocardial infarction in young and middle-aged women. Circulation 127:188-196.<\/p>\n<p><strong>c. Decreasing the risk of type 2 diabetes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-2c.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoom aligncenter wp-image-3383 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-2c-1024x114.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"114\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consumption of 22 mg of anthocyanins per day decreased the age-adjusted risk of type 2 diabetes to 0.69.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Wedick NM et al (2012).\u00a0 Dietary flavonoid intakes and risk of type 2 diabetes in US men an women. Am J Clin Nutr 95:925-933.<\/p>\n<p><strong>d. Decreasing age related weight gain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-2d.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoom aligncenter wp-image-3384 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-2d-1024x257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For every 10mg of anthocyanin consumed the weight gain over 4 years was 0.5 kgs less.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Source<\/strong>: Bertoia ML et al (2016). Dietary flavonoid intake and weight maintenance: three prospective cohorts of 124 086 US men and women followed for up to 24 years. BMJ 352:117<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<h3 class=\"boc_heading  \"  style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;margin-top: 20px;color: #000000;font-size: 18pt;\"><span>3. New Zealand Blackcurrant increases fat metabolism<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoom aligncenter wp-image-3385 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-3-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fat oxidation was significantly increased in women during 120 minutes of moderate cycling after they had consumed 200 mg of New Zealand Blackcurrant anthocyanins per day for 7 days. \u00a0In a similar study 14 healthy men increased fat oxidation by 26% during 30 minutes of moderate exercise after 7 days consumption of 105mg of blackcurrant anthocyanins per day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Strauss J <em>et al<\/em> (2018).\u00a0 New Zealand blackcurrant extract enhances fat oxidation during prolonged cycling in endurance-trained females. European Journal of Applied Physiology<br \/>\nCook M <em>et al<\/em> (2015). New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract Improves Cycling Performance and Fat Oxidation in Cyclists. European Journal of Applied Physiology 115:2357.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<h3 class=\"boc_heading  \"  style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;margin-top: 20px;color: #000000;font-size: 18pt;\"><span>4. New Zealand Blackcurrant improves blood flow<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text]<strong>a.\u00a0Peripheral limb blood flow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-4a.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoom aligncenter wp-image-3386 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-4a-300x149.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Volunteers who had consumed a single dose of blackcurrant anthocyanins (0.8 mg\/per kg of body weight) showed a 22% increase in fore arm blood flow when at rest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Source<\/strong>: Matsumoto H et al (2005) Effects of blackcurrant anthocyanin intake on peripheral muscle circulation during typing work in humans. Eur J Appl Physiol 94:36-45<\/p>\n<p><strong>b.\u00a0Facial skin blood flow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-4b.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoom aligncenter wp-image-3387 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-4b-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Volunteers showed improved facial skin flow 30 minutes after consumption of New Zealand Blackcurrant juice containing 50mg of anthocyanins (closed circles) compared to placebo (open circles).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Matsumoto H <em>et al<\/em> (2005).\u00a0 Improvement of shade ring under eyes by blackcurrant polyphenol intake.\u00a0 Skin Research 4:492-497<\/p>\n<p><strong>c.\u00a0Ocular blood flow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-4c.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoom aligncenter wp-image-3388 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-4c-300x124.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"124\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Consumption of 50mg of blackcurrant anthocyanins daily for 6 months significantly improved optic nerve and retinal blood flow in glaucoma patients.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Ohguro I et al (2007). Effects of anthocyanins in blackcurrant on retinal blood flow circulation of patients with normal tension glaucoma. A pilot study. Hirosaki Med J. 59:23-32<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<h3 class=\"boc_heading  \"  style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;margin-top: 20px;color: #000000;font-size: 18pt;\"><span>5. New Zealand Blackcurrant improves cognitive function<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-5.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoom aligncenter wp-image-3389 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-5-300x124.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"124\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Volunteers supplemented with New Zealand blackcurrant juice or blackcurrant extract (Delcyan) containing 500mg of anthocyanins per dose showed a significant affect on reaction time (a) and fatigue (b) while undertaking an attention demanding and mentally fatiguing computerised cognitive assessment compared to a placebo treatment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Watson A <em>et al<\/em> (2015).\u00a0 Acute supplementation with blackcurrant extracts modulates cognitive functioning and inhibits monoamine oxidase-B in healthy young adults. Journal of Functional Foods. 17:524-539.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<h3 class=\"boc_heading  \"  style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;margin-top: 20px;color: #000000;font-size: 18pt;\"><span>6. New Zealand Blackcurrant anthocyanins improve skin appearance<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-6.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoom aligncenter wp-image-3390 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-6-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Volunteers showed decreased intensity of under eye dark rings 30 minutes after consumption of New Zealand Blackcurrant juice containing 50mg of anthocyanins (closed circles) compared to placebo (open circles).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Matsumoto H <em>et al<\/em> (2005).\u00a0 Improvement of shade ring under eyes by blackcurrant polyphenol intake.\u00a0 Skin Research 4:492-497.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<h3 class=\"boc_heading  \"  style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;margin-top: 20px;color: #000000;font-size: 18pt;\"><span>7. New Zealand Blackcurrant maintains dark adaption vision and reduces eye fatigue<\/span><\/h3>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Eyes adapt more rapidly to the dark after consumption of 50 mg of blackcurrant anthocyanins<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-7-left.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-11\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoom aligncenter wp-image-3391 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-7-left-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Eyes are less fatigued after consumption of 50 mg of blackcurrant anthocyanins during visual display usage<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-7-right.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-12\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoom aligncenter wp-image-3392 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-7-right-300x137.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"137\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<h3 class=\"boc_heading  \"  style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;margin-top: 20px;color: #000000;font-size: 18pt;\"><span>8. New Zealand Blackcurrant maintains healthy gut microbiota<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-8.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-13\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoom aligncenter wp-image-3393 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-8-300x92.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"92\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Consumption of New Zealand Blackcurrant extract (200mg of anthocyanins per day for 14 days \u2013 CAM30, Period 2) increased levels of beneficial bacteria <em>Lactobacillus<\/em> and <em>Bifidobacterium<\/em> from baseline (Period 1) that returned to baseline after consumption (Period 3).\u00a0 In parallel levels of pathogenic bacteria <em>Clostridium<\/em> and <em>Bacteroides <\/em>decreased over Period 2.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0 Molan A et al (2014).\u00a0 Evaluation of the effect of blackcurrant products on gut microbiota and on risk for colon cancer in humans. Phytotherapy Research 28:416-422.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<h3 class=\"boc_heading  \"  style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;margin-top: 20px;color: #000000;font-size: 18pt;\"><span>9. Nrf-2 has been implicated as a key activator of the body\u2019s natural defense and repair systems helping the body adapt to the stresses of aging<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-9.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-14\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoom aligncenter wp-image-3394 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-9-300x96.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"96\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nrf2 is a key cell signaling molecule that upon activation switches on the synthesis of a range of cellular molecules that improve the cell\u2019s protective and defense status leading to a body that is better adapted to resist the stresses of aging.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> \u00a0Schmidlin CJ <em>et al<\/em> (2019) Redox regulation by nrf2 in aging and disease. Free Rad Biol Med 134:702-707.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<h3 class=\"boc_heading  \"  style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;margin-top: 20px;color: #000000;font-size: 18pt;\"><span>10. Blackcurrants activate the adaptive cell signaling molecule nrf-2 in a rodent model<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-10.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-15\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoom aligncenter wp-image-3407 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/healthy-10-259x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rats fed a dose of blackcurrant anthocyanins equivalent to 6 mg of anthocyanins per day for a 75 kg human showed elevated levels of nrf2.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0 Thoppil RJ <em>et al<\/em> (2012) Black currant anthocyanins abrogate oxidative stress through Nrf2- mediated antioxidant mechanisms in a rat model of hepatocellular carcinoma Curr Cancer Drug Targets 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<h4 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"wp-tiles-byline-title\">Wake up with blackcurrants instead of coffee<\/h4>\n                                                                \n                                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        <\/article>\n                \n                    <\/a>\n                \n                <\/div>\n            \n                <div class='wp-tiles-tile latest-news' id='tile-3793'>\n                \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/en\/what-makes-a-food-super\/\" title=\"What makes a food super?\">\n                \n                        <article class='wp-tiles-tile-with-image wp-tiles-tile-wrapper' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\">\n                        \n                            <div class='wp-tiles-tile-bg'>\n\n                                <img 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