Many fruits, such as cherries, blueberries, and plums, contain high levels of antioxidants, but not all are absorbed in the same way into the blood, research shows. Dr. Ronald Prior, a chemist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Arkansas, has been investigating how eating different fruits affects the antioxidant capacity in the human body. Antioxidants are considered important in the diet because they intercept free radicals and protect cells from oxidative damage that may lead to disease. Prior and colleagues at the Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center measured the blood antioxidant capacity of volunteers who had just eaten blueberries, cherries, […]