Blackberries may reduce esophageal cancer damage

There are certain foods that never survive the journey home from the grocery store to my home, chief among them being blackberries. Within seconds of turning on my car, I almost always start digging around in the bag and taking handfuls of this delicious fruit. By the time I arrive home -- no less than five minutes later -- an empty container is usually all that remains.

But, I suppose if I binge on anything, it may as well be something as healthy as blackberries. As a matter of fact, Ohio State University researchers studied the health benefits of this fruit, finding that 58 percent of patients who at 45g of them every day for six months had a significant decline in the damage caused by esophageal cancer.

The only problem with this behavior is that it's a never-ending cycle of purchase and consumption; when I'm later at home craving blackberries, I have to go back to the grocery store to buy them -- only, just as I did the time prior, I never make it home with any left!!