Berries May Delay Memory Decline

Researchers may have found that eating berries helps delay memory deteriorating diseases, like Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers experimented on a focus group of women since 1980. The women gave researchers information on how many berries they ate per week and their memory was tested every two years. The researchers analyzed that more berry intake improves the memory. They hypothesize that the mitochondria make toxic free radicals that are detrimental to memory. Berries provide flavonoids that act as antioxidants to stop the free radicals before they can damage memory cells. There are still many factors to consider, but berries may prove to help maintaining healthy memory cells.

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