A high-cholesterol diet enriched with polyphenols from Oriental plums (Prunus salicina) improves cognitive function and lowers brain cholesterol levels and neurodegenerative-related protein expression in mice.

In conclusion, incorporating polyphenol-enriched Oriental plum into a high-cholesterol diet can ameliorate some of the symptoms of neurodegenerative conditions. PMID: 25866056 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25866056?dopt=Abstract

Source: The British Journal of Nutrition - April 13, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Kuo PH, Lin CI, Chen YH, Chiu WC, Lin SH Tags: Br J Nutr Source Type: research