Cincinnati, bilberry fruit can provide increased capacity to remember and learn much. Blueberries have also shown that damage to the brains cells, reducing the risk of dementia or other problems in the brains.
Blueberries effects of increased power not only tested on mice brains, but researchers also demonstrated in humans.
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati doing tests on two small groups consisting of 18 participants aged 70 years. At the beginning of the study, participants reported to have signs of memory impairment.
One group received two cups of blueberry juice every day for 3 months, while the other group received only a placebo drink (pseudo), but thought that the drink contains blueberries.
Both groups received the same test given to the memory tests determine the effects of blueberry drink brains function, especially memory.
Only within 3 months after the participants took blueberry can remember quickly, produce high scores on tests of words and the tendency to reduce depression.
Researcher Robert Krikorian, the results of these findings in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. He concluded that bilberry increased capacity to remember and can offer significant learning.
“The results of this research can hopefully encourage someone to eat blueberries as a supplement to prevent or improve brains decline,” Krikorian said as quoted Telegaph, Wednesday (27/1/2010).
Blueberries contain chemical compounds known antosianin that can speed up the delivery of messages or information to the brains and inhibits the cells from damage associated with age. Blueberries are a super fruit because of other properties that can fight cancer, heart disease, asthma, cataracts and more.
