Whether strawberry supplementation mitigates the risk for late-life dementia.
By Neha MathurOct 23 2023Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in the Nutrients Journal, researchers investigated whether strawberry supplementation mitigates the risk for late-life dementia in middle-aged people.
Background Alzheimer’s disease accounts for up to 80% of dementia cases and might become an epidemic in the coming years. Since there is no remedy for dementia, prevention and risk mitigation are top priorities. Preclinical and prospective epidemiological data suggest that strawberry supplementation or its habitual use improves neurocognitive function, lowering the risk for AD and other types of age-related dementing disorders, e.g., Parkinson’s disease.
About the study In the current study, researchers investigated the effects of a 12-week strawberry supplement regimen on neurocognitive and mood measures and anthropometric and metabolic parameters of obese middle-aged men and women with mild cognitive deficits. Next, they provided the strawberry or placebo powder in sealed packets, with instructions to consume as the first meal of the day and discontinue consumption of all berry fruits or their juices and extracts for the study duration.
Furthermore, they administered the Beck Depression Inventory-II to assess the intensity of participant’s depressive symptoms quantitatively. Except for average fasting glucose levels, which were lower in the strawberry-treated group, both groups showed comparable anthropometric and metabolic measures before administering intervention.
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