Bilberry for Skin Aging

A 2024 study found that a fermented bilberry extract significantly improved wrinkles and skin complexion compared to placebo over 12 weeks. Another study in 2018 showed that freeze-dried bilberry significantly improved walking distance after 8 weeks compared to standard medical therapy alone after a heart attack.

Nobile V, Dudonné S, Kern C, Roveda G, Garcia C. Antiaging, Brightening, and Antioxidant Efficacy of Fermented Bilberry Extract (Vaccinium myrtillus): A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2024 Jul 10;16(14):2203. doi: 10.3390/nu16142203. PMID: 39064646; PMCID: PMC11280171.

Arevström L, Bergh C, Landberg R, Wu H, Rodriguez-Mateos A, Waldenborg M, Magnuson A, Blanc S, Fröbert O. Freeze-dried bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) dietary supplement improves walking distance and lipids after myocardial infarction: an open-label randomized clinical trial. Nutr Res. 2019 Feb;62:13-22. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2018.11.008. Epub 2018 Nov 17. PMID: 30803503.