by Michael Ventresca
Yeah blueberries! Often heralded as a superior source of antioxidants, new research finds drinking a daily dose of wild blueberry juice improved the memory of older adults with age-related memory problems.
Here’s what they found:
…researchers looked at the effects of drinking wild blueberry juice on memory decline in nine adults in their 70s who were experiencing age-related memory decline problems, such as memory lapses.
The participants drank about two and a half cups each day of blueberry juice made from commercially available frozen wild blueberries for 12 weeks. A comparison group of seven older adults drank a similar amount of placebo non-juice beverage for the same time period.
Researchers conducted memory tests, such as word association and list learning and recall tasks, at the beginning and end of the study.
The results showed that those who drank blueberry juice showed significant improvement on learning and memory tests compared to the placebo group.
While this is the first study of its kind, it’s yet another reason to include a serving of wild blueberries in your diet. I like Wyman’s. If you’re not a fan of eating or drinking wild blueberries, MegaFood offers a Wild Blueberry tablet.
