Could pomegranates become the next superfood?
Eating more pomegranates, strawberries, and walnuts may enhance Alzheimer’s patients’ memory, according to research from the University of Copenhagen and the U.S. National Institute on Aging. The relationship between diet and dementia has long been established.
These foods include urolithin A, a bacterial chemical produced in the stomach.
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“We found that urolithin A, a naturally occurring compound in pomegranates, can help with memory loss and other symptoms of dementia in mouse models with Alzheimer’s disease,” according to a press release from Vilhelm Bohr, an affiliate professor at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine.
Weak mitochondria accumulate in the brains of people with neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s and are difficult for the brain to eliminate, impairing brain function.
The researchers discovered that utolithin A has been demonstrated to eliminate damaged mitochondria from the brain, hence regaining cognitive function.
The journal Alzheimer’s and Dementia published the study’s findings.
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The exact amount of the drug required to produce favorable results is unknown to researchers.
