Black Tea Has Been Demonstrated To Be An Accurate Dementia Predictor
There are numerous long-term health advantages to drinking black tea. Amazingly, research conducted by Edith Cowan University revealed that it can also accurately predict dementia.
The key, according to the study, is flavonoids, which are naturally occurring compounds found in many popular foods and beverages like black and green tea, apples, nuts, citrus fruit, berries, and more. The study was published in the journal “Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology”.
Although their numerous health advantages have long been recognized, recent Edith Cowan University (ECU) research suggests they might actually be even healthier for us than previously believed.
An 881 elderly women (median age of 80) study funded by the Heart Foundation discovered that those who drank a lot of flavonoids in their diet were significantly less likely to develop severe abdominal aortic calcification (AAC).
The abdominal aorta’s calcification (AAC), the biggest artery in the body that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the abdomen and lower extremities, is a risk factor for cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes.
It has also been discovered to be an accurate predictor of dementia in old age.
There are various dietary sources of flavonoids, but some have unusually high quantities, according to researcher and study leader Ben Parmenter of the ECU Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute.
The study found that many various forms of flavonoids, including flavan-3-ols and flavonols, appear to also have a connection to AAC.
Higher intakes of total flavonoids, flavan-3-ols, and flavonols were associated with a 36–49% lower risk of having extensive AAC in study participants.
The primary source of total flavonoids in the study population was black tea, which was similarly linked to noticeably lower probabilities of widespread AAC.
Participants who drank two to six cups of tea per day had a 16–42% lower risk of having substantial AAC than those who did not.
Other dietary sources of flavonoids, such as fruit juice, red wine, and chocolate, did not, however, demonstrate a meaningful positive relationship with AAC.
Although the study’s primary source of flavonoids was black tea, possibly because of the participants’ advanced age, Mr. Parmenter said people might still reap the benefits of flavonoids without brewing a cup of tea.
This, according to Mr. Parmenter, is crucial since it enables those who don’t drink tea to still reap the benefits of flavonoids in their diet.
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