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Apple antioxidant may help fight Alzheimer's disease
17/11/2004 - A potent antioxidant abundant in apples and some other fruits and vegetables appears to protect brain cells against oxidative stress, a tissue-damaging process associated with Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders.
The study, carried out on rat brain cells, adds strength to the theory that the risk of developing Alzheimer’s and similar diseases may be reduced by dietary intervention, particularly by increasing one’s intake of antioxidant-rich foods.
It showed that brain cells treated with the apple antioxidant quercetin had significantly less damage than those treated with vitamin C or not exposed to antioxidants. Like other antioxidants, quercetin has been associated with an increasing number of potential health benefits, including protection against cancer.
“On the basis of serving size, fresh apples have some of the highest levels of quercetin when compared to other fruits and vegetables and may be among the best food choices for fighting Alzheimer’s,” said study leader C.Y. Lee, professor and chairman of the department of Food Science & Technology at Cornell University.
He cautioned that protection against Alzheimer’s using any food product is currently theoretical and added that genetics and environment are also believed to play a role in the disease.
But “eating at least one fresh apple a day might help”, said Lee. Read More...
Apple antioxidant may help fight Alzheimer's disease
Apple antioxidant may help fight Alzheimer's disease
17/11/2004 - A potent antioxidant abundant in apples and some other fruits and vegetables appears to protect brain cells against oxidative stress, a tissue-damaging process associated with Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders.
The study, carried out on rat brain cells, adds strength to the theory that the risk of developing Alzheimer’s and similar diseases may be reduced by dietary intervention, particularly by increasing one’s intake of antioxidant-rich foods.
It showed that brain cells treated with the apple antioxidant quercetin had significantly less damage than those treated with vitamin C or not exposed to antioxidants. Like other antioxidants, quercetin has been associated with an increasing number of potential health benefits, including protection against cancer.
“On the basis of serving size, fresh apples have some of the highest levels of quercetin when compared to other fruits and vegetables and may be among the best food choices for fighting Alzheimer’s,” said study leader C.Y. Lee, professor and chairman of the department of Food Science & Technology at Cornell University.
He cautioned that protection against Alzheimer’s using any food product is currently theoretical and added that genetics and environment are also believed to play a role in the disease.
But “eating at least one fresh apple a day might help”, said Lee. Read More...
Apple antioxidant may help fight Alzheimer's disease
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