In an article, published in ACS Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists have claimed that blueberries improve memory. Blueberries are the one of the richest sources of healthful antioxidants and other phytochemicals. They said the study, which involved scientists from the University of Cincinnati, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Canadian department of agriculture, establishes a basis for comprehensive human clinical trials to determine whether blueberries really deserve their growing reputation as a memory enhancer.
In the previous studies conducted by Robert Krikorian and his colleagues suggest that consuming blueberries may help boost memory in the elderly people. In the study, one group of volunteers in their 70s with early memory decline drank the equivalent of 2-2 l/2 cups of a commercially available blueberry juice every day for two months. A control group drank a beverage without blueberry juice.
The blueberry juice group showed significant improvement on learning and memory tests, the scientists say. “These preliminary memory findings are encouraging and suggest that consistent supplementation with blueberries may offer an approach to forestall or mitigate neurodegeneration,” said the article.
The research involved scientists from the University of Cincinnati, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Canadian department of agriculture.
More information: “Blueberry Supplementation Improves Memory in Older Adults”. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jf9029332
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