研究：吃莓果類或可減緩大腦衰退 Eating berries may slow brain’s decline： study

Women who eat plenty of blueberries and strawberries experience slower mental decline with age than women who consume fewer of the flavonoid-rich fruits, a US study said.

美國研究說，吃大量藍莓與草莓的女性，心智隨著年齡衰退的速度，比吃較少富含黃酮素水果的女性慢。

Based on a survey of more than 16,000 women who filled out regular questionnaires on their health habits from 1976 through 2001, the findings showed that those who ate the most berries delayed cognitive decline by up to 2.5 years.

調查針對1萬6000名女性，她們從1976-2001年間定期填寫有關健康習慣的問卷，調查結果顯示，吃最多莓果類的女性，認知衰退速度最高延緩2.5年。

Every two years from 1995 to 2001, researchers measured mental function in subjects over age 70, according to the study published in the Annals of Neurology. "We provide the first epidemiologic evidence that berries may slow progression of cognitive decline in elderly women," said Elizabeth Devore, a doctor with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

根據這份刊登在「神經學年報」的研究指出，從1995-2001年間，研究人員每2年評估超過70歲以上樣本對象的心智功能。美國麻州波士頓哈佛醫學院暨布里翰婦女醫院醫師迪沃爾說：「我們提供第一份關於莓果或可降低年長女性認知衰退的流行病學證據。」

Robert Graham, an internist at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital, said eating more berries is good idea for people of any age. （Reuters）

紐約勒諾克斯山醫院的內科醫師葛拉漢說，多吃莓果對各年齡層的人都好。

（路透）