Study hints at connection between cocoa and brain blood flow
As different areas of the brain need more energy to complete their tasks, they also need greater blood flow. A new study links drinking cocoa, which is high in antioxidants, to improved scores on a memory test in seniors with low levels of blood flow in their brains. In this small study, brain blood flow improved in the 18 participants whose brain blood flow levels were low. There was no effect among the others who had normal blood flow. The Alzheimer’s Association believes this very preliminary study is not well-designed as a test of an intervention and that no one should start drinking cocoa with the expectation that it will provide cognitive benefits.
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