Yes, Jackie Robinson died October 24, 1972 of complications from diabetes. According to the internet Jackie Robinson died in 1972 from heart complications and diabetes.
Eating too much blueberries will give you a lot of sugar and calories and would cause diarrhea because of its pesticide content. I read somewhere once that the antioxidant properties of blueberries (and raspberries) has been over estimated, to make any diffrrence you would need to eat about 4kilos a day. Berries are truly unique in their many properties, and with seasonal fresh berries, consider it a feast and enjoy to your heartâs content.
If your blood pressure is borderline unhealthy, eating a cup of blueberries a day could help lower it. In a 2015 study of women ages 45 to 65 with the early stages of high blood pressure, half ate 22 grams of freeze-dried blueberry powder (the equivalent of a cup of fresh berries) daily for eight weeks, while the other half ate an identical-looking powder that didnât contain any blueberries.