Department of Pediatrics

Common Fruit Found To Boost Babies’ Immune Systems

Written by Newsweek | September 16, 2025

Feeding infants blueberries as one of their first solid foods could help strengthen their immune systems and support long-term gut health, according to new research from the University of Colorado Anschutz. … “For parents beginning to wean their infants, it’s incredibly difficult to find solid, research-backed advice on what foods to introduce,” paper author and pediatrics researcher professor Minghua Tang said in a statement.