Thursday, March 09, 2006Green tea may protect the aging brainREUTERS
NEW YORK - People who regularly drink green tea may have a lesser risk of mental decline as they grow older, researchers have found. Their study, of more than 1,000 adults in their 70s and beyond, found that the more green tea men and women drank, the lower their odds of having cognitive impairment. The findings build on evidence from lab experiments showing that certain compounds in green tea may protect brain cells from the damaging processes that mark conditions like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. They speculate that the possible protective effects of green tea may help explain Asia's lower rate of dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease, compared with Europe and North America. Dr. Shinichi Kuriyama and colleagues at Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine report the findings in the current issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The study included 1,003 adults age 70 and older who completed detailed questionnaires on their diets over the previous month, as well as their overall physical health and lifestyle habits. They also completed a standard test of cognitive functions such as memory, attention and language use. read to full article here posted by GoldenTeahouse at 9:13 AM 0 Comments:Previous Posts |
