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Diet & Nutrition
Strawberry, blueberry diets helped animals learn and remember maze patterns, data show
August 28th, 2006
A new study in laboratory animals suggests that strawberries and blueberries may help protect against the damage that causes a decline in learning and motor skills commonly seen with aging. The study, published online in Neurobiology of Aging, was conducted by researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston. In an experimental model of aging, supplementing the diet with either strawberries or blueberries helped preserve the animals' ability to learn, remember and relearn different patterns in a maze. "This study suggests that there may be dietary strategies that help...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2006-08-28)
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