Fresh theory on Alzheimer's
CHEMICALS found in many fruits and vegetables, as well as tea, cocoa and red wine, could protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease, a conference in Edinburgh heard today.
Dementia expert Dr Robert Williams told the British Pharmacological Society that, while more research needed to be done, there was mounting evidence that certain flavonoids – chemicals found in plants and food derived from plants – might provide therapeutic benefit for sufferers.
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