SubscribeNew research with pomegranate juice is revealing how the fruit may turn out to be a super brain food.
A new study (by lead researcher Richard Hartman out of Loma Linda University in California) published in the journal Neurobiology of Disease shows that mice given pomegranate juice were able to navigate mazes 35% quicker than mice not given the juice (maze navigation in mice is often used as a test of learning and memory ability).
More interestingly, the mice supplemented with pomegranate juice also had 50% less Alzheimer’s pathology buildup in their brains (i.e. 50% less beta-amyloid).
While more research is needed, this is one of the first studies to document the powerful effect pomegranate juice may have on brain power-especially in those who are predisposed to develop Alzheimer’s disease.
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