| Study: Tea Is Among Brain Performance Improvers |
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| Monday, 05 January 2009 | |
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Results of a study released late last month put tea in a triumvirate of sense-appealing substances that can improve brain function.
Working with colleagues from Norway, a team from the University of Oxford's Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics set out to study the relationship between cognitive brain function in older people and the intake of flavonoid-rich chocolate, wine and tea. They found that a group of 70- to 74-year-olds consuming chocolate, wine or tea had "significantly better mean test scores and lower prevalance of poor cognitive performance" than a group of their counterparts who did not consume the three substances. One caveat: according to a news release from the university, "more research would be needed to prove that it was flavonoids, rather than some other aspect of the foods studied, that made the difference." The findings are published in the Journal of Nutrition.
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at Wednesday, 07 January 2009 13:51by compassion This is a wonderful route to explore- the health benefits of tea.
Apparently 64% of the USA is overweight and of course we know America drinks less tea than most of the world... not to imply a correlation, I'm looking forward to reading about more research done specifically to determine what benefits people are experiencing and observing. » Post Comment
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