According to recent research, you may drink and consume these unexpected items to prevent memory loss.

Researchers discovered that after three years of taking flavanol supplements, persons with diets low in the chemical flavanols—found in some foods—had improved recollections.

According to a news release from Gunter Kuhnle, research co-author and professor of Nutrition and Food Science at the University of Reading in the UK, "these are exciting results because they suggest that there is an optimal amount of flavanols in the diet."

Experts say that foods with enough quantities of flavanols include red wine, black and green tea, dark chocolate, beans, kale, watercress, onions, and fruits including cherries, blackberries, black grapes, and apples.Over 3,562 senior citizens were instructed to take a 500 mg flavanol supplement or a placebo daily for three years by researchers. On a yearly basis, online tests of short-term memory were used to assess their memory.

Additionally, participants' urine was taken at the start of the research period and once a year to assess their flavanol levels.

Even after taking the flavanol supplements, the memory of those who consumed a lot of flavanols at the beginning of the research period did not significantly improve.

However, after just one year of taking the flavanol supplements, the memory scores of those whose diets were initially poor in flavanol increased by 16%. Additionally, their memory got better with time.According to a news release from research co-author and Columbia University professor of neuropsychology Adam Brickman, the improvement "raises the possibility of using flavanol-rich diets or supplements to improve cognitive function in older adults."

The study, according to health professionals, highlights the need for more investigation into the nutrients required to preserve brain health into old age.Research is beginning to show that certain nutrients are necessary in this century since we are living longer, according to a news release from study co-author Dr. Scott Small.Other researchers can utilize our study's reliance on indicators of flavanol consumption as a model to find other, crucial nutrients, Small continued.

However, not all experts were pleased with the study's findings, which were supported in part by Mars, a company that makes chocolate and other confectionery.

"I'm afraid that the results obtained do not support the claim that flavanols improve memory function," said David Curtis, an honorary professor in the Genetics Institute at University College London.

"Even in the group that originally consumed less flavanol, thoseSome researchers express concern that the study's emphasis on short-term memory obscures important information concerning the dangers of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

It's crucial to distinguish between dementia and age-related memory loss. Although loss of episodic memory is the main symptom of Alzheimer's disease, age-related memory loss affects everyone," Science Media Centre was informed by Davide Bruno, a researcher at Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.

The benefits of the supplement "on memory appear to be modest, and limited to those individuals with a lower quality diet at the start of the study," Bruno continued, "even though it's possible that flavanols might play some role in the development of dementia."