The link between diet and dementia has long been studied by scientists, but now researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the US National Institute on Aging have found that there are three fruits and a nut that can boost the memory of dementia patients. Alzheimer’s.
According to an experimental study published in a scientific journal Alzheimer’s and Dementiapomegranate contains a substance that can protect the brain from neurodegenerative diseases and improve memory problems.
Utolithin A (Utolithin A or UA) is an important metabiotic produced by the microbiome. gut affects us and mitochondrial function. Foods that contain the polyphenols needed to produce urolithin A—in addition to pomegranate—include walnuts, strawberries, and raspberries.
In patients with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, the brain it has difficulty removing weak mitochondria, which build up and reduce brain function.
Urolitin A promotes mitochondrial turnover by activating a pathway that first causes the degradation of old mitochondria and then stimulates the production of new, healthy mitochondria.
“We still can’t say anything about the dose, but I think we need more than one pomegranate a day,” says Wilhelm Bohr, associate professor at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Copenhagen.
Based on the “promising results” seen in rodent models, the researchers plan to conduct clinical trials in humans.
Pomegranate reduces oxidative stress
Oxidative stress is an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidant systems in the body. research Published in the journal Aging Medicine, it appears to increase with age.
In the brain in particular, oxidative stress can damage neurons (that is, nerve cells), thereby increasing the risk of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. scientific article At the borders.
It is impossible not to be exposed to free radicals and oxidative stress. What we can do is minimize the effects of oxidative stress on the body.
The body’s defense against free radicals includes a number of substances called antioxidants. Antioxidants are molecules that can donate electrons to free radicals without being unstable themselves. This leads to stabilization of the free radical and less activation.
By consuming more foods that are high in antioxidants, such as pomegranate, we reduce the formation of free radicals and protect our memory.