A study published in the journal Neurology has linked higher dietary intake of antioxidant flavanols with a slower rate of memory decline in older adults. The research was led by Thomas Holland, MD, of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and included 961 participants with an average age of 81 who were followed for an average of seven years, according to a report from Integrative Practitioner. None of the participants had dementia at the start of the study. Participants were divided into five equal groups based on their flavanol consumption. The lowest intake group consumed about 5 milligrams of flavanols…

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