Hot Chocolate - best for brain
In particular, experts have found a link between what the consumption of hot chocolate and memory, thinking, and neurovascular coupling in the brain - a process in which blood flow to the brain tissue changes with increased activity of certain brain regions. Neuroscientists explain that Neurovascular communication plays an important role in diseases involving degeneration of the brain, for example, in the development of Alzheimer's disease .
In an experiment to study the properties of cocoa 60 elderly people without dementia, at an average age of 73 years, every day during the month of drinking a cup of hot chocolate. In this study participants did not use any more products containing chocolate.
When a month of daily use small portions of hot cocoa volunteers underwent tests on memory and thinking, experts have identified improvements in the state of their brain. If at the beginning of the study 18 of the 60 participants had weakened neurovascular relationship by the end of its research performance has improved by 8.3%.
According to experts, due to the weakened neurovascular characteristic insufficient blood flow to certain areas of the brain. The result of this defective blood flow may be the emergence in the white matter of the brain damaged areas tiny - it shows MRI studies. Based on the experimental results, the use of hot chocolate protects against unpleasant process.
More advanced participants and demonstrated ability for testing short-term memory. The same task they perform, on average, at the beginning of the experiment - for 167 seconds, after - just for 116 seconds.
Thus, the researchers were convinced that eating chocolate brings clear benefits to the human brain. However, experts note that this delicacy overeat still not worth it - just to indulge yourself sometimes dessert.
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