Can flavonoids help fend off forgetfulness?

The investigation

Scientists evaluated the health data and self-reported diet information of more than 77,000 middle-aged men and women, collected over 20 years.

The information included how often participants ate many types of flavonoid-rich foods and whether participants reported cognition changes in their 70s, such as difficulty

• remembering recent events or a short list of items
• remembering things from one second to the next
• understanding instructions
• following a group conversation or TV plot
• finding their way around familiar streets.