Named easy way to slow aging

Techno 21 December, 2017

2017-12-21 21:15

Named easy way to slow aging
To such conclusion the American experts from University Medical center rush.

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Green leafy vegetables slow brain aging, helping to preserve memory and other cognitive functions, reports Rus.Media.

To such conclusion the American experts from University Medical center rush.

Article scientists published in the journal Neurology. About it reported in a press release on the website Phys.org.

The study involved 960 older people, whose average age was 81 years. They were questioning, putting than you normally eat. Volunteers also annually performed tests of cognitive abilities (attention, memory, thinking).

The researchers divided the subjects into five groups according to how often consumed vegetables, and compared those who ate 1.3 servings of greens a day, with those who ate less (0.1 dose).

In General, each year the mental abilities of all participants as a whole decreased by 0.08 standard units.

However, those who every day was eating a lot of greens, signs of brain aging were evident to a lesser degree. According to the researchers, they are 11 years younger than those who did not consume vegetables.