Accoring to a latest study, older people who consume orange and grapes every day can lower the risk of dementia by 23%.
Researchers from Tohuku University in Japan have found that daily intake of any citrus fruit such as orange, lemon can cut the chances of developing the incurable brain condition by almost a quarter.
The findings suggested that the citric acid contains a chemicals nobiletin, in which the animal tests has shown to slow or reverse impairment of memory.
For the research, the team analyzed a group of more than 13,000 older adults for up to seven years to see how many developed dementia. The rates of dementia among those eating citrus fruits at least once a day were significantly lower than in volunteers having them less than twice a week.
