The Underrated Juice That Can Lower Blood Sugar, Burn Fat, and Prevent Illness All at Once
12th December 2024
For millennia, elderberry juice played a role in homegrown medicinal treatments. As it turns out, there may be merit to the use of the juice as a therapeutic beverage that can help lower blood sugar, make weight management easier, and increase a person’s immune system.
In a 2024 trial (via Nutrients), participants were asked to drink elderberry juice for one week. Afterward, their fecal matter was examined to identify any positive gut microbiome changes. Researchers found that the participants’ blood glucose levels had dropped by 24%, potentially because of flavonoids found in elderberry juice called anthocyanins. “This is the first human clinical trial to demonstrate that daily consumption of EBJ [elderberry juice] for one week significantly increases gut microbial communities associated with health benefits for the host,” according to Christy Teets, a scientific assistant from Washington State University who worked on the project (per Nutraceutical Business Review).
This is why your father smelled of elderberries.