Chlorine Boost Your Memory

Chlorine is found in many foods such as fish, eggs, liver, chicken, milk and certain legumes such as soybeans and red beans. People who consume a lot of chlorine in the food will get a score better on memory tests. This conclusion is obtained researchers from Boston University School of Medicine is evaluating the data from the study of cardiovascular health of nearly 1,400 adults aged 36-83 years. 

Participants were given food questionnaires from 1991 to 1995. Then in 1998 and 2001, participants underwent tests of memory and other cognitive abilities, the participants also underwent MRI brain scan procedure. The study found that men and women that a lot of chlorine intake scored better on memory tests than those in a bit to eat foods that contain chlorine. 

These findings suggest that people with a lower intake of chlorine is more likely to experience mental decline than that gets a lot more chlorine intake. In addition, people with high intake of chlorine is less likely to show a white area on the MRI scan of his brain. The area is considered a sign of vascular disease in the brain that could be a sign of increased risk of stroke or dementia.

"These findings add to evidence that the food you eat can affect how long the brain function," said senior researcher Rhoda Au, from Boston University School of Medicine. Nevertheless, it does not mean that chlorine is the answer to ward off Alzheimer's, a disease that steals memory 26 million people around the world.

Numerous studies have found links between diet and risk of Alzheimer's. Some experts suggest a Mediterranean-style diet may protect brain function. Mediterranean-style diet consisting of foods rich in fish, vegetables and fruits, whole grains and unsaturated fats like olive oil.

However they were not meant to prove that chlorine directly protect against changes in the brain memory is not healthy. One possibility is that there are several other nutrients with chlorine is a bigger role.

Nutrition is the fuel the brain chemical acetylcholine, a chemical that deliver electrical signals in the brain and plays an important role in the functioning of memory and other mental functions. Low levels of acetylcholine associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Experts recommend that men should get the intake of 550 milligrams of chlorine per day, while women senbaiknya got 425 milligrams per day intake.

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