Prevent sleepy with blueberries

London - Consumption of blueberries on a regular basis for breakfast is believed to prevent excessive drowsiness during late morning. More than that, blueberries also believed to help treat patients with dementia.
That study reported the results of the British Science Festival, recently.
The study found that eating blueberries will increase the concentration in the short term and able to maintain mental health in the long-term psychological.
The researchers also found the fact, 200 grams of blueberries, enough to increase the power of concentration 20% every day.
Well recognized, consume fruits can help regeneration brain cells associated with memory problems. In addition, the fruit is the largest producer of antioxidants that minimize business relationship with heart disease and cancer and aging prevention.
Antioxidants, also mentioned in the study, a substance that serves to counteract the free radicals and even all the chemicals that have the potential to cause damage to cells and tissues in the body.
As quoted from the Telegraph, Molecular Nutrition Specialist University of Reading, UK, Dr Jeremy Spencer believes the relationship between memory quality decreases with the body's antioxidant levels. The presence of antioxidants he believed to increase the number of blood cells into the brain.
Specific chemicals found in fruits, known as flavonoids, will open the blood vessels which then launched a line of blood around the body and at the same time reducing the potential for blood pressure.
Other effects, consciously improve performance in a short time and brain health in the long term.
"I thought, the discovery was so impressive and has the potential in the long run to raise awareness," said Spencer.
Spencer and his team have been testing the power of concentration in a group numbering 40 adults with age range 18-30 years.
Each group was given diet including blueberries and given some exercises to practice concentration per day.
Include IQ tests, computer tests, and sensitivity tests to see the words. A month later, they returned and given diet and the same test but without eatingblueberries.
Then the results obtained in the absence of changes in concentration levels during the first few hours, including through the night. Meanwhile, the consumption of blueberries has been stopped, and then the concentration level decreased 20%.
"After the first hour, there is a difference between tests of attention, but after five hours, the volunteers who did not consumeblueberries decreased to 15-20% performance," said spencer.
Other results obtained from 40 volunteers also showed the same symptoms.
Flavonoids rich in nutrients for the brain, also found in chocolate, spinach, and some fruits that can restructure parts of the brain and memory resulting from Alzheimer's decline.
"I think this research will provide future benefits," he concluded.