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The USHBC is a national promotion and research organization supported by production assessments from both domestic and imported highbush blueberries with oversight by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).  The scope of funded projects include highbush blueberry research on the following:

	Health benefits
	Good management practices

Request For Proposals:

• 2008 RFP Packet 

  • Request for Proposals  (download)

  • Research Committee Guidelines  (download)

  • USHBC Background (download)

  • USHBC Publicity Policy (download)

  • USHBC Memorandum of Understanding (download)

• Current Research

  • Novel Actions of Dietary Blueberry to Prevent Adipose Inflammation and Type 2 Diabetes

  • Blueberry-Enriched Diets - Effect on Metabolic Syndrome in Rats

  • Chronic Effects of Freeze-Dried Whole Blueberry Drink Consumption on Biomarkers of Lipid Peroxidation and Inflammation in Subjects with Metabolic Syndrome

  • The Effect of Blueberries on Enhancing Insulin Sensitivity in Humans: A Pilot Trial

  • Determination of Blueberry Anthocyanins and Their Metabolites in Tissues: Effects of Duration, Dose, and Food Matrix on Tissue Anthocyanin Content in Blueberry-Fed Pigs

  • Blueberries and Vision and Eye Health

  • Neuroprotective Influences of Blueberry-Enriched Diet in a Rat Model of Light-Induced Retinopathy

  • A Systemic Study of the Synergistic Effects of Blueberry Phytochemicals Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Gait Lab