Eating more foods rich in flavanols -- like berries, green leafy vegetables, tea, and wine -- may help slow mental decline, new research suggests.
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 -- Eating more berries and drinking tea may help slow mental decline as you age, new research suggests.
"Flavonols are both anti-inflammatories and antioxidants," he said."These foods that contain flavonols destroy free radicals and prevent cell damage. They prevent cell damage in the brain as well as in other organs, such as the heart and vascular system, kidneys, liver, etc." For the study, Holland's team collected data on 961 adults, average age 81, who did not have dementia. Over an average of seven years, participants completed yearly questionnaires about their diet and took cognitive and memory tests. The tests involved remembering lists of words, recalling numbers and putting them in the correct order.
The foods that contributed most to slowing mental decline included kale, beans, tea, spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, apples, tea, wine, oranges, pears, olive oil and tomato sauce, the researchers said. This study focused on the flavonol content in people's diets and its relationship with cognitive health, but we do not sit down and have a plate of flavonols for breakfast, said Heller, who had no role in the study.
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