Their aim is to bring together a group of 40 senior citizens, and have them drink champagne for a period of 3 years, so as to assess the impact of this behavior on brain health. The rats were able to discover the treats roughly five times out of eight, compared with four times out of eight in rats given the other drinks. “This research is exciting because it illustrates for the first time that moderate consumption of champagne has the potential to influence cognitive functioning such as memory”.
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Back in October, Dr Mike Dow told the Daily Mail: “Research suggests the phenolic acid it contains may prove a powerful weapon to help you think better”. The compound is used to make the champagnes bubbly.
However, do proceed with caution on your champers intake, as researcher Dr. David Vauzour suggests, “We encourage a responsible approach to alcohol consumption, but our results suggest that a very low intake of one to two glasses a week can be effective”.
RED wine usually gets the most praise for its health benefits due to one of its powerful ingredients, resveratrol, which has been linked to improved mental health and a stronger heart. “A slightly improved maze performance in a small number of rats does not necessarily translate into humans having a reduced risk of dementia from drinking champagne”.
The findings on red wine were due to flavonoids, which champagne doesn’t have.
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Does moderate champagne intake have a positive effect on cognition? The researchers connected the dots, hypothesizing that a few glasses of bubbly a week could possibly help protect people Alzheimer’s and dementia.
