Strawberries are one of the fruits inhibitors decreased brain function

Ghiboo.com - Scientists are reporting new findings about the other benefits of the fruit. The results in the journal Annals of Neurology published suggests that eating fruit more often then it may be the decline in brain function, such as slow memory and attention.

The results confirm not eat fruits can dementia (dementia) related to aging or to prevent the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease slowed, but the researchers suspect that you often eat fruits in maintaining brain health.

In these findings, the researchers found that fruit from the family of berries, like blueberries and strawberries can delay cognitive penuaaan as remembering, thinking and reasoning capacity of about 1.5 to 2.5 years.

The researchers measured the cognitive function of 16 010 women in a telephone interview every two years for six years.

Women, half a cup of blueberries or strawberries ½ cups per week ate, it was shown that a better quality of the brain.

"We provide the first epidemiological evidence of the berries may slow cognitive decline in older women," said study author Dr. Elizabeth Devore of Brigham and Women's Hospital, reported by the CBC, Friday (27/4).

Devore is focusing its research on the most important compounds in the berries, which can anthocyanidin flavonoids, which penetrate through the blood and the brain tissue, particularly in the hippocampus, which is responsible for learning and memory. As an antioxidant, fighting inflammation and oxidation also flovonoid that influence both the aging brain cells.