Health benefits of strawberries

Preventing Memory Decline

As well as helping with physical problems, strawberries are also good for maintaining strong cognitive abilities. Devore et al (2012) studied the effects of berries on memory by asking participants (16000 women) to recall all the details they could about a paragraph they had just heard, or to remember a list of words or numbers.
They did this in a longitudinal cohort study (where diet was also being measured) over a period of six years (one test every two years). The results were quite remarkable.
Those who ate the most strawberries and blueberries had significantly slower rates of memory decline. The result was equal to approximately two and a half years’ worth of ageing. In other words, eating strawberries and blueberries can make your memory two and a half years younger than your counterparts.
The researchers believe that this is due to the intake of flavonoids (plant pigment with antioxidant components) and anthocyanides. One of the best parts about this study is that on average, those who ate the most berries were only having approximately 200g strawberries a week.
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