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Blueberries, memory booster?

Kim Raubenheimer - Friday, January 22, 2010
Now I remember why I love blueberries so much....
Blueberries are one of the richest sources of anti oxidants and other phytochemicals and now, possibly memory boosters!

Scientists performed a 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.

I am not sure who the sponsor of the study was; but what more reason to love blueberries.

Krikorian et al. Blueberry Supplementation Improves Memory in Older Adults. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2010; 100104141245097 DOI:
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