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Black currants might prevent Alzheimer'sPosted Feb 2nd 2006 3:31PM by Nick VagnoniFiled under: British Isles, Science, FruitResearchers aren't exactly sure how or why, but recent studies have shown promising results for using
black currants to stave off the onset of Alzheimer's. Black currants, boysenberries and blackberries get their dark
colors from anthocyanins, a
type of antioxidant flavonoid that seems to have protective effects on lab-cultured brain cells as well as cells taken
from human brains. Researchers have reason to believe that similar effects could take place within the human body.
According to press release
from the publisher of The Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, British black currants are bred to be darker
in color and therefore more potent with anthocyanins.
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