Chocolate may improve cognitive function within hours, says review
Cocoa flavanols – found at high levels in dark chocolate – may improve cognitive function in hours, and they may even protect the aging brain, says review.
June 30, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: aging, aging-brain, cognitive-function, diet, may-even, may-improve, nutrition, nutrition / diet
Vegetable compounds found to improve cognition in old age
New research suggests the pigment that gives vegetables and plants their vibrant color may improve cognitive function in elderly adults.
November 23, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: cognitive-function, may-improve, neurology / neuroscience, nutritional counseling, pigment, research-suggests, suggests-the-pigment, the-pigment, vibrant, vibrant-color
Omega-3 fatty acids shown to exert a positive effect on the aging brain
Preventing Alzheimer’s disease through supplementation with natural omega-3 fatty acids.Changes in cognitive function and memory decline form a normal part of aging.
March 15, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alzheimer, alzheimer's / dementia, cognitive-function, decline-form, disease-through, normal-part, omega-3-fatty, on call diets, oncalldiets
Chocolate may boost cognitive function
People who consumed chocolate at least once a week performed better on tests of cognitive function than those who never or rarely ate chocolate, a new study reveals.
February 23, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: better-on-tests, chocolate-at-least, cognitive-function, diet, least-once, new-study, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, rarely-ate, week-performed
Benefits of vitamin B12 supplements for older people questioned
Vitamin B12 supplements offer no benefits for neurological or cognitive function in older people with moderate vitamin B12 deficiency, according to a new study published in the American Journal of…
July 2, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: cognitive-function, new-study, nutrition / diet, older-people, on call diets, urological-or-cognitive
Extra nuts or oil with Mediterranean diet could protect memory
A new study suggests that supplementing the Mediterranean diet with extra helpings of mixed nuts or extra virgin olive oil was improved cognitive function in older adults.
May 13, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: cognitive-function, diet, extra-helpings, extra-virgin, mediterranean, mixed-nuts, new-study, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, nuts-or-extra, olive-oil
Mediterranean diet plus olive oil or nuts associated with improved cognitive function
Supplementing the plant-based Mediterranean diet with antioxidant-rich extra virgin olive oil or mixed nuts was associated with improved cognitive function in a study of older adults in Spain but the authors warn more investigation is needed, according to a new article.
May 11, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: authors, authors-warn, cognitive-function, more-investigation, nutrition, olive-oil, oncalldietitian.com, plant, spain, the-plant-based
Evidence mounts for improved cognitive function from cocoa flavanol consumption
It is normal for cognitive function to slightly deteriorate with age.
January 9, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: ability, capacity-begins, cognitive-function, form-long-term, neurology / neuroscience, nutritional counseling, processing-speed, slightly-deteriorate
Research confirms Mediterranean diet is good for the mind
The first systematic review of related research confirms a positive impact on cognitive function, but an inconsistent effect on mild cognitive impairment Over recent years many pieces of research have identified a link between adherence to a Mediterranean diet and a lower risk of age-related disease such as dementia…
September 6, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: cognitive-function, first-systematic, impact-on-cognitive, link-between, lower-risk, mediterranean, nutrition / diet, on call diets, positive-impact, recent-years, such-as-dementia
Magnesium supplement helps boost brainpower
New research finds that an increase in brain magnesium improves learning and memory in young and old rats.
February 2, 2010 · by webmaster · in Nutritional News · Tags: brain-magnesium, cognitive-function, diet, enhance-cognitive, faster-deterioration, improves-learning, magnesium-impair, magnesium-intake, research-finds, study-suggests, supports-speculation, valid-strategy