IL6 and metabolic syndrome: In an 8-week, controlled, randomized intervention, in 27 overweight or obese subjects with Metabolic Syndrome receiving 200 g/day of fresh bilberry purée and 40 g/day of dried bilberries, serum concentrations of inflammatory markers hs-CRP, IL-6, IL-12, and LPS decreased, with no changes in blood glucose and lipid profile [26].