Posted on 01/20/2010 8:42:01 AM PST by decimon
Scientists are reporting the first evidence from human research that blueberries — one of the richest sources of healthful antioxidants and other so-called phytochemicals — improve memory. They said the study establishes a basis for comprehensive human clinical trials to determine whether blueberries really deserve their growing reputation as a memory enhancer. A report on the study appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication.
Robert Krikorian and colleagues point out that previous studies in laboratory animals suggest that eating blueberries may help boost memory in the aged. Until now, however, there had been little scientific work aimed at testing the effect of blueberry supplementation on memory in 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 report. The research involved scientists from the University of Cincinnati, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Canadian department of agriculture.
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CONTACT: Robert Krikorian, Ph.D. Department of Psychiatry University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0559 Phone: 513-558-4218 Fax: 513-558-0877 Email: Robert.krikorian@uc.edu
Ping.
I should probably be drinking this stuff by the gallons...lol
Keeps ya regular too !
Good! I love blueberries :)
I wonder how many fresh blueberries make the equivalent amount of juice? We eat blueberry muffins and an occasional handful of fresh ones....
Loss of memory is a wonderful thing.
What?
I’ve always known this, that’s why I try to eat 3 servings of radishes per day.
What was I talking about again?
Oh, that’s right! IBTP!!!
Except that the things you'd like to forget are not the ones you do.
I herard about that and meant to get some but I keep forgetting every time I go to WalMart.
I've read that both blueberries and, especially blackberries are constipating; in fact, tiny amounts of liquified blackberries are an old folklore cure for otherwise intractable diarrhea in babies.
Except that the things you’d like to forget are not the ones you do.
On the other hand, I’m amazed at the things that were such a big, big deal at the time, and now wonder “What was that all about?”
Self ping before I forget.
That's what Alaskan Bears Eat....
Therefor, should we eat Alaskan Bear ? :-)
I like to put dried blueberries in my homemade trail mix instead of raisins. I wonder if that will work.
Blueberries will have you shattin on rollerbearings ! Picked em every year since I was about three years old . Eat em while pickin’ till your fingers are blue.
Best pancakes ever !!
Homemade blueberry muffins and blueberry buckle are addictive .
The most popular variety is Vaccinium corymbosum, known as the “highbush” blueberry. ... The blueberry is still prized for its antioxidant health benefits and as a laxative
Is it anything like prune juice?
I don't like blueberries, I'm not fond of any berries, and the blueberry juice must be very expensive.
Couldn’t tell you about the juice . I do know that people who wear dentures have a rough time with the little seeds that get under the plates.
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