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Green Tea May Slow Memory Loss in the Elderly

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Getty 040715 GreenTea?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1428436391369iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Green tea, anyone?

Japanese researchers suggest this venerable beverage’s properties put people 60 and older at lower risk for dementia and decline in cognitive thinking.

The researchers asked hundreds of participants how often they drank green tea, black tea, and coffee. Those who enjoyed green tea daily or drank it between one and six days a week earned higher grades on thinking and memory tests than people who don’t consume any green tea.

Black tea and coffee drinkers didn’t do as well on memory and thinking tests.

While green tea may contribute to sharper thinking among the elderly, no definite cause-and-effect link could be established, since the researchers didn’t ask how long any of the participants had consumed the beverage of their choice.

Furthermore, those who showed a decline in thinking skills generally exercised less, had fewer hobbies, and were less educated than the sharper thinkers.


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