WVII interviews Camire about wild blueberries, memory loss

WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Mary Ellen Camire, a University of Maine professor of food science and human nutrition and past president of the Institute of Food Technologists, for a report about how eating wild blueberries could combat memory loss. According to the report, a new University of Cincinnati study that was conducted on older adults with memory problems suggests wild blueberries may help in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. Camire said the antioxidants in the berries are responsible for providing the health benefits.