11 Mar 2019

NZ blackcurrants powering around the world

From Nine To Noon, 9:46 am on 11 March 2019
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Why is our purple berry is out-performing other berries, in terms of potency, according to a growing body of international science?

Indications are our blackcurrants are a consistent and reliable performance-booster, supporting the metabolism of fat during brisk walking in hot conditions.

Professor of Exercise Physiology at the University of Chichester in the UK Mark Willemsdiscusses with Kathryn Ryan.

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