Antioxidants are known to fight oxidative stress, reducing the probability of occurrence of cancer, diabetes and diseases of the cardiovascular system. Doctors tested the properties of strawberries on 12 healthy volunteers. They were fed 500 grams of strawberries for two weeks. After 4, 8, 12, 16 days and one month volunteer blood samples were collected. It was found not only increases strawberry antioxidant levels in the blood, but also helps prevent the hemolysis (destruction) of red blood cells.

The staff of the Polytechnic University of Marche and University of Granada say that the strength of the strawberry is a high concentration of phenolic compounds that have antioxidant properties. At the same time the body is under stress as they age, during training delivery. In the near future the researchers want to find out whether it is possible to reduce the portion of strawberries (up to 200-150 grams) without loss of efficiency, and in some varieties of strawberries more antioxidants.