A study reveals that a diet low in flavanols contributes to age-related memory loss, while flavanol supplementation improves memory in deficient adults.
, nutrients present in several fruits and vegetables, has been linked to age-related memory loss in a significant study conducted by scientists at Columbia and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard.
Flavanols improve brain activity in the region being studied, and experiments on mice showed that they had a beneficial effect on memory by encouraging the formation of neurons and blood vessels in theOver a multi-year trial, 3,500 senior citizens took either a daily flavanol supplement or a placebo. Those with lower baseline flavanol levels and poorer diets saw a significant and long-lasting improvement in memory after a year.
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