Eating chocolates good for memory

Scientists have found that regular consumption of chocolate may be associated with better cognitive function. Chocolate and cocoa flavanol benefits dates back to ancient times, and has established cardiovascular benefits. Researchers from University of South Australia, University of Maine in US and the Luxembourg Institute of Health undertook an analysis of 968 participants, aged 23-98 years, from the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study.

To measure cognitive function, participants were given a series of tests.“More frequent chocolate consumption was significantly associated with better performance on tests like Visual-Spatial Memory and Organisation, Working Memory, Scanning and Tracking, Abstract Reasoning, and the Mini-Mental State Examination,“ experts wrote in an abstract published in Appetite. “With the exception of Working Memory, these relations were not attenuated with statistical control for cardiovascular, lifestyle and dietary factors,“ they said.