{"id":652522,"date":"2010-02-03T03:52:26","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T08:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.szone.us\/f86\/study-drinking-blueberry-juice-may-improve-memory-seniors-38969\/"},"modified":"2010-02-03T03:52:26","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T08:52:26","slug":"study-drinking-blueberry-juice-may-improve-memory-inseniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/652522","title":{"rendered":"Study: Drinking Blueberry Juice May Improve Memory In*Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>02.02.10 07:01 PM<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pictures.directnews.co.uk\/liveimages\/blueberries_1961_19579884_0_0_7025472_300.jpg?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/>A recent study suggests that the consumption of blueberries can improve memory in older adults and may offer an alternative treatment for cognitive decline. <\/p>\n<p>Blueberries, which contain antioxidants and anti-inflammatory phytochemicals known as anthocyanins, have long been thought to boost memory in the aged. However, this is one of the first studies to examine the fruit&#8217;s memory-enhancing effect on humans. <\/p>\n<p>Scientists at the University of Cincinnati and the U.S. Department of Agriculture studied a group of volunteers with a median age of 70 who were suffering from early stage cognitive decline. <\/p>\n<p>Study participants drank the equivalent of two cups of commercially available blueberry juice each day for a two-month period, while a control group consumed a placebo beverage. <\/p>\n<p>Researchers found that patients who drank the fruit juice on a daily basis showed significant improvement on memory and learning tests as well as evidence of enhanced neuronal signaling. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;These preliminary memory findings are encouraging and suggest that consistent supplementation with blueberries may offer an approach to forestall or mitigate neurodegeneration,&quot; concluded the authors of the study. <\/p>\n<p>The researchers added that more comprehensive human trials need to be conducted to study the preventative potential of blueberries. <br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?w=780\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.personalliberty.com\/news\/study-drinking-blueberry-juice-may-improve-memory-in-seniors-19579884\/\" >http:\/\/www.personalliberty.com\/news\/&#8230;iors-19579884\/<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>02.02.10 07:01 PM A recent study suggests that the consumption of blueberries can improve memory in older adults and may offer an alternative treatment for cognitive decline. Blueberries, which contain antioxidants and anti-inflammatory phytochemicals known as anthocyanins, have long been thought to boost memory in the aged. However, this is one of the first studies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2893,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-652522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NivD-2JKy","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2893"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652522\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}