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Positive effects of high fruit and vegetable intake on cognitive performance in healthy people

September 9, 2009 by CarolynKay

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Amsterdam - Researchers at the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I of the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, investigated the relationship between fruit and vegetable intake, plasma antioxidant micronutrient status and cognitive performance in healthy subjects aged 45 to 102 years. Their results, published in the August issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, indicated higher cognitive performance in individuals with high daily intake of fruits and vegetables.

Study shows how to boost value of Alzheimer's-fighting compounds

September 8, 2009 by CarolynKay

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The polyphenols found in red wine are thought to help prevent Alzheimer's disease, and new research from Purdue University and Mount Sinai School of Medicine has shown that some of those compounds in fact reach the brain.



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