Grape Seed Extract (GSE) May Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

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Health: _Study Shows Grape Seed Extract (GSE) May Prevent Alzheimer's

Disease_ (http://www.naturalnews.com/024653.html)

 

 

 

(NaturalNews) Supplementation grape seed extract can prevent the buildup of

brain plaques that are associated with cell death and the development of

Alzheimer's disease, according to a study conducted by researchers from the

Alzheimer's Association, Constellation Brands' polyphenolics division, the

Department of Veteran Affairs, the Japan Human Science Foundation, Mount Sinai

Hospital, the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary

and

Alternative Medicine, and the University of California-Los Angeles, and

published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

 

Researchers orally administered a new _grape seed extract_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/grape_seed_extract.html) (MegaNatural-AZ,

Polyphenolics) to rats

that are genetically predisposed to develop beta-amyloid plaques in their

brains. These plaques are known to increase the risk of cell damage and death,

leading to _cognitive decline_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/cognitive_decline.html) and a greater risk of

developing _Alzheimer's disease_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/Alzheimers_disease.html) .

 

Rats that had been given the grape seed extract underwent significantly less

cognitive decline and had less in the way of beta-amyloid deposits.

 

" Our study suggests that grape seed-derived polyphenolics may be useful

agents to prevent or treat _Alzheimer's_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/Alzheimers.html) disease, " the researchers wrote.

 

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting more than

13 million people across the world.

 

Lead researcher Giulio Pansinetti of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine

speculated that grape seed extract might even stem cognitive decline in those

who

have not developed Alzheimer's disease.

 

The recent study is part of a growing trend to research the connection

between diet and brain health. The largest _food_

(http://www.naturalnews.com/food.html) company in the world, Nestle, recently

signed an agreement to jointly

research the effects of nutrition on cognitive function with the Swiss

Federal Institute of Technology. Nestle has pledged to contribute as much as

CHF 5

million ($4.8 million) a year for the next five years to the research

institute. After four years, the company will review the project with the

option of

extending the agreement.

 

Sources for this story include: _www.foodnavigator-usa.com_ (http://

www.foodnavigator-usa.com/) .

 

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