Randomized placebo-controlled study of the memory effects of pomegranate juice in middle-aged and older adults

• Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 111; no. 1; pp. 170 - 177
• Main Authors: Siddarth, Prabha, Li, Zhaoping, Miller, Karen J, Ercoli, Linda M, Merril, David A, Henning, Susanne M, Heber, David, Small, Gary W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2020; Oxford University Press; American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc
• Subjects: Adults; Aged; Aging - metabolism; Aging - psychology; antioxidant polyphenol; Antioxidants; Clinical trials; Cognition; Consumption; Damage prevention; Double-Blind Method; Female; Free radicals; Fruit - chemistry; Fruit - metabolism; Fruit and Vegetable Juices - analysis; Fruit juices; Humans; Juices; Learning; Long-term effects; Male; Memory; Metabolism; Middle age; Middle Aged; normal aging; Nutrients; Older people; Polyphenols; Pomegranate - chemistry; Pomegranate - metabolism; pomegranate juice; Randomization; Spatial memory; Statistical analysis; BVMT-R; antioxidant polyphenol; MCI; memory; cognition; SRT; normal aging; CLTR; pomegranate juice; ES

Antioxidant nutrients such as the polyphenols in pomegranate juice may prevent neuronal damage from the free radicals produced during normal metabolism. Previous research in animals and a short-term clinical trial in middle-aged and older adults support the potential memory benefits of pomegranate j...