Are Claims Of Bilberry Benefits Realistic?
Numerous claims have been made regarding bilberry benefits. The health giving attributes of the berry itself are well known, at least in terms of nutritional value. As far as medicinal value is concerned, the jury is still out regarding many of the claims that have been made. If you do some research into advertised bilberry benefits, there are plenty of qualifiers, such as “thought to be”, “believed to be”, “may be beneficial in the treatment of…”, and others. Often cited are claims that bilberries were consumed by WW II pilots to improve their night vision. While it is true that the bilberry has compounds that appear beneficial to the eye, the night vision story has never been officially confirmed, and has taken on the status of an urban legend. Anything like A Huckleberry Has To Be Good – The bilberry is a close relative of the blueberry, the huckleberry, and the European lingonberry. Native to Europe, it is often referred to as the “European blueberry”. Somewhat like the huckleber