USA Today reports a small, preliminary study published in the journal Neurology. Vascular neurologist, Farzaneh A. Sorond, co-writer of the study at Bringham and Women's Hospital in Boston, says "This is the first measure that could potentially identify individuals at risk before they develope (vascular) demenia disease." The study followed 80 people older than 60 with risk factors such as high blood pressure or diabetis. Both groups were told to drink 2 cups of hot cocoa daily.
Test at the beginning of the trial revealed about one third of the participants had early signs of memory loss. Those participants (not the higher functioning people) showed improvements in their
blood flow and cognitive test performance after one month of cocoa intake.
Heather Snyder, director of medical and scientific operation at the Alzheimer's Assoc. is not
encouraging mature adults to start drinking cocoa hoping it will save them from dementia.
One cup of cocoa has 100 calories, some fat and sugar. Always talk to your own medical
professional prior to changing your diet.
Professional help for mature adults and their caring but exhausted families.
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