We have already blogged about the benefits of flavonoids for breast cancer prevention in red apples, strawberries, red grapes, walnuts and coffee beans; but now a new benefit has been reported for another flavonoid in berries.
A researcher from Harvard Medical School http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_124533.html has found that women with high intake of berries delayed cognitive aging by 2.5 years. As part of the ongoing Nurses Health Study, they began measuring cognitive function in 16,000 women over the age of 70. They found that those women who ate the most blue berries and strawberries appeared to delay cognitive aging by 2.5 years. The amount was at least 3 servings per week and each serving is about one-half cup. They report not enough consumption of other berries to make a comment about them.
These berries contain a particular flavonoid, called anthocyanidin, that crosses the blood-brain barrier and tends to locate in the part of the brain involved with memory and learning.
While the study did not absolutely prove a cause-and-effect relationship, the association between eating berries and maintaining mental function was shown.
So, berries for preserving the brain and breast!
Together we can prevent 75,000 breast cancer cases each year!
The content is general medical information and not personal medical advice.
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