Other research has shown that other snacks and drinks daily can have a big impact on brain health. In a study published in The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging in December 2016, a team of researchers from the National University of Singapore brought together 957 participants from China aged 55 or over to examine the effects tea can have on dementia and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease .
After examining dietary habits, the results found that those who drank tea every day saw their risk of developing dementia reduced by 50%. In the case of participants carrying the APOE e4 gene that puts them at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, daily tea consumers saw their risk of cognitive decline reduced to 86%.
“Despite high-quality pharmacological trials, effective drug therapy for neurocognitive disorders such as dementia remains elusive and current prevention strategies are far from satisfactory.” Feng Lei, said in a statement the study author and assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS). “Tea is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world. Data from our study suggest that a simple, inexpensive lifestyle measure, such as drinking tea daily, can reduce a person’s risk of developing neurocognitive disorders in the world. the end”.RELATED: If you observe it as you speak, it may be an early sign of dementia.