Posted on 05/19/2022 8:59:17 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
Adding cranberries to your diet could help improve memory and brain function, and lower 'bad' cholesterol—according to new research.
A new study published today highlights the neuroprotective potential of cranberries.
The research team studied the benefits of consuming the equivalent of a cup of cranberries a day among 50 to 80-year-olds.
"Past studies have shown that higher dietary flavonoid intake is associated with slower rates of cognitive decline and dementia.
"Cranberries are rich in these micronutrients and have been recognized for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
The research team investigated the impact of eating cranberries for 12 weeks on brain function and cholesterol among 60 cognitively healthy participants.
Half of the participants consumed freeze-dried cranberry powder, equivalent to a cup or 100g of fresh cranberries, daily. The other half consumed a placebo.
The results showed that consuming cranberries significantly improved the participants' memory of everyday events (visual episodic memory), neural functioning and delivery of blood to the brain (brain perfusion).
Dr. Vauzour said: "We found that the participants who consumed the cranberry powder showed significantly improved episodic memory performance in combination with improved circulation of essential nutrients such as oxygen and glucose to important parts of the brain that support cognition—specifically memory consolidation and retrieval.
"The cranberry group also exhibited a significant decrease in LDL or 'bad' cholesterol levels, known to contribute to atherosclerosis—the thickening or hardening of the arteries caused by a build-up of plaque in the inner lining of an artery. This supports the idea that cranberries can improve vascular health and may in part contribute to the improvement in brain perfusion and cognition.
"The findings of this study are very encouraging, especially considering that a relatively short 12-week cranberry intervention was able to produce significant improvements in memory and neural function," he added.
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lions mane is taken by people with MS that have brain fog. It works.
I eat the low sugar ones, but you are right.
Hmmm.... What about cranberry juice?
One cup a day; get up to pee all night. Are they sure the reduction in LDL isn’t due to the increased exercise?
Anything with sweetener would run counter to what this study did.
Who can consume (especially older folks) cup of sour cranberry’s every day without creating acid stomach?
Do what I am doing instead. Mild exercise EVERY DAY!
Helps heart, lungs, kidneys, delays PAD, delays dementia, keeps A1C down, keeps BP in normal range, AND best of all it helps avoid falls due to bad balance. I have balance of a ballet dancer at age 82.
“...short 12-week cranberry intervention...”
I like it when they talk like that.
That outraged Paul Harvey, remember it well.
“This study brought to you by The National Cranberry Growers Association”
The research was paid for by Ocean Spray Cranberries...🤓
How many are imported?
Here are the domestic production numbers for 2021 -
"In 2021, almost 354 thousand tons of cranberries were produced in the U.S."
US is largest exporter of cranberries. US imports of cranberries are less than a tenth of exports.
Note: Some people define a 'Piney' as a New Jersey 'redneck'.
And likewise, many people take offense at that awful slur. (-:
Thank You.
I know that New Jersey, Wisconsin and Massachusetts grow a LOT of them.
Thanks! Have to dig out the cranberries at the bottom of the freezer.
I don’t have dementia (yet) but Lions Mane works for me as well — word recall and “clarity” of thinking. Taken daily, it takes two weeks to start working. Get the kind that has both types of mushroom flesh.
You are so wonderful. We worship your wonderfulness. And you’re humility. Yeah ... that’s it ... your humility.
What form does lions mane come in? Capsules or similar? (Not a fan of eating mushrooms.)
Yes life is precious. Those who do not learn how to stay in good health and good shape are just low IQ people. Rest of us can feel great and avoid falls and enjoy life more.
Wow, thanks guys for the edification. I thought I read years ago that most cranberries are imported from South America. I am glad to be corrected. I had a slight prejudice against cranberries because of that. I try to support domestic when I can.
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