Another reason to eat well: A new study shows that eating certain fruits and vegetables—as well as chocolate—may slow cognitive decline in old age. The study investigated the effects of foods containing flavonol, which occurs naturally in certain plants.
Flavonol is one of six types of flavonoids, bioactive compounds in foods that benefit the body through their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
According to the new study—from the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and published in the Nov. 22 online issue of Neurology—older people who ate or drank more flavonol-rich foods experienced a slower rate of memory decline….