In a study done with mice, researchers found that a diet high in black raspberries reduced inflammation from contact hypersensitivity — a condition that causes redness and inflammation in the skin.

In a study done with mice and published earlier this month in the journal Nutrients, researchers found that a diet high in black raspberries reduced inflammation from contact hypersensitivity — a condition that causes redness and inflammation in the skin.

«A lot of times, treatments are directly applied to the skin — things like steroids,» said Steve Oghumu, senior author on the paper and an assistant professor of pathology at The Ohio State University.

«And it was interesting that the mere consumption of a fruit can achieve the same effects.»

The researchers put a group of mice on a diet that incorporated black raspberries — equivalent to a single serving per day for humans. They also kept a control group, where mice were fed the same diet, but without black raspberries.

Three weeks after the diets began, the researchers exposed one of each mouse’s ears to irritants that caused contact hypersensitivity. Then, they measured the reductions in swelling, comparing the ears of each mouse.

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