Frutti di bosco, prugne, uva americana, uva nera... ma anche melanzane e peperoni viola. Contengono le antocianine, forti antiossidanti, della famiglia dei flavonoidi, in grado di favorire una buona circolazione del sangue, in particolare del microcircolo, evitando la fragilità capillare e proteggendo la vista. Inibendo l'aggregazione piastrinica mantengono poi fluido il sangue, a vantaggio di un buon mantenimento del livello di colesterolo e del sistema cardiocircolatorio, indirettamente prevengono così ictus ed arteriosclerosi. Da anni numerosi studi ne rivelano il forte potere antitumorale e di prevenzione da malattie degenerative come Alzheimer e Parkinson.
Come tutti gli antiossidanti, sono importanti nel controllo delle infiammazioni dunque sostengono anche il benessere in soggetti con problematiche alimentari quali intolleranza, celiachia, problemi di infiammazione intestinale e patologie autoimmuni ad essa correlate (artrite reumatoide, autismo, psoriasi…), ma sono utili anche nelle diete disintossicanti e dimagranti. Assunti naturalmente da frutta e verdura gli antiossidanti sostengono nei momenti di affaticamento, in gravidanza ed allattamento, svolgono inoltre ottima funzione antiage. Una buona alimentazione prevede il consumo di 7 porzioni di frutta e verdura al giorno, questo suggerimento diventa particolarmente importante nel caso di bambini ed adolescenti, donne in gravidanza o nel periodo di allattamento, e generalmente in individui debilitati o che seguono un regime alimentare selettivo (vegetariani, vegani, intolleranti ed allergici, celiaci…).
Si ricorda che, al di là del delicato periodo della gravidanza, saltuarie integrazioni multivitaminiche offerte da prodotti sicuri, bilanciate secondo dosi RDA, sono attuabili senza prescrizione; integrazioni importanti vanno invece fatte dietro consiglio medico, come nel caso di bambini e persone già in cura farmacologica.


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