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The Willner Window Product Reference Catalog, Autumn, 2013
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Erba Vita
Flavonoid Rich Berries Delays
Memory Decline In Older
Women
Is this why women who take Willner
Chemist’s Phyto-Tech™ Antiox Phyto
Complex or Antiox Phyto Blend
never forget their dose?
A high intake of flavonoid rich berries can
delay memory decline in older women by
2.5 years, according to new research find-
ings.
The study – published in Annals of
Neurology – reveals that certain types of
berries could help to reduce cognitive
decline in older women. The researchers
looked at high intakes of blueberries and
strawberries, both of which are very high in
flavonoids, and found that they appear to
delay cognitive aging by up to 2.5 years
when compared to those consuming lower
amounts.
"We provide the first epidemiologic evi-
dence that berries may slow progression of
cognitive decline in elderly women," said Dr
Elizabeth Devore, who led the study at
Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA.
"Our findings have significant public health
implications as increasing berry intake is a
fairly simple dietary modification to test cog-
nition protection in older adults."
Study details
The research team used data from the
Nurses' Health Study – containing data from
over 120,000 women. The participants com-
pleted health and lifestyle questionnaires
beginning in 1976, and have been surveyed
on food consumption every four years since
1980.
The study focuses on data from 16,010
women aged over 70, who had their memo-
ry and cognitive functions tested every two
years between 1995 and 2001.
"What makes our study unique is the
amount of data we analyzed over such a long
period of time. No other berry study has
been conducted on such a large scale," said
Devore.
The lead researcher said the results of the
analysis show that increased consumption of
blueberries and strawberries was associated
with a slower rate of memory decline in
older women – with a greater intake of
anthocyanidins and total flavonoids also asso-
ciated with slowing memory decline.
Devore revealed that women who had
higher berry intake had delayed memory
decline by up to 2.5 years.
"Among women who consumed two or
more servings of strawberries and blueberries
each week we saw a modest reduction in
memory decline,” she revealed. “This effect
appears to be attainable with relatively sim-
ple dietary modifications."
However, the authors added that while
they did control for other health factors in
the analysis, they cannot rule out the possi-
bility that the preserved cognition in those
who eat more berries may be also influenced
by other lifestyle choices, such as exercising
more.
Source: Annals of Neurology, Published
online ahead of print, doi: 0.1002/ana.23594
“Dietary intakes of berries and flavonoids
in relation to cognitive decline” Authors: E. E.
Devore, J.H. Kang, M.M.B. Breteler, F.
Grodstein
Willner Chemists remains convinced that a
concentrate of flavanoids from various highly
colored berries and fruits represents a power-
fully beneficial supplement with a multitude
of health benefits. This article supports one
such benefit. Both the Phyto-Tech™ Antiox
Phyto Complex and the Phyto-Tech™ Antiox
Phyto Blend provide berry concentrates rich
in flavonoids:
Phyto-Tech Antiox Phyto Complex is a blend of
powerful plant-derived (phyto) antioxidants. Most
health problems are either directly or indirectly
related to oxidative (free-radical) damage. While
vitamins and minerals (vitamin C, vitamin E and
selenium, for example) are antioxidants, it is now
recognized that phytoantioxidants, rich in a broad
spectrum of flavonoids, polyphenols, anthocyani-
dins, etc are the most powerful.
Please see detailed information on these two
products on pages 8 and 14.
Phyto-Tech™ Antiox Phyto Complex
60 Liquid Caps ~ Product Code: 57091
Phyto-Tech™ Antiox Phyto Blend
1 fl ounce ~ Product Code: 57551
Watch for new, powder capsule version of Phyto-
Tech™ Antiox Phyto Complex coming soon!
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