Chocolate And Red Wine Protect Our Body From Alzheimer

Chocolate And Red Wine Protect Our Body From Alzheimer
Posted on July 14th, 2009 in Health News by James Parker 

According to an expert, regular intake of chocolate, fruits, vegetables, red wine and tea help you against Alzheimer’s disease.


Dr Robert Williams, a biochemist at Kings College London, says that all include chemicals called flavonoids may also helpful in dementia sufferers.


Flavonoids are naturally antioxidants. It is helpful in beating cancer and the ageing process by caring cells from injury and they also wipe up harmful oxygen molecules from the body.

The Daily Express quoted Williams as saying “There have been some exciting epidemiological studies that show the consumption of flavonoid-rich vegetables, fruit juices and red wine delays the onset of the disease,” Williams and his colleagues have focused their studies on a flavonoid called epicatechin. Williams has publicized that flavonoids can protect brain cells against the toxic actions of beta-amyloid.It is found that epicatechin saves brain cells from damage and have shown in laboratory tests that it can also reduce some aspects of Alzheimer’s disease pathology.“The challenge is to identify the single flavonoid or combination of flavonoids that exert the most positive effects,” he said.Williams will present his conclusion at the British Pharmacological Society’s Summer Meeting in Edinburgh. 

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