Drinking tea reduces dementia risk in those over 50

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dementia reduction, health

Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316093412.htm

Tea drinking reduces the risk of cognitive impairment in older persons by 50 per cent and as much as 86 per cent for those who are genetically at risk of Alzheimer’s, new research suggests.

A cup of tea a day can keep dementia away, and this is especially so for those who are genetically predisposed to the debilitating disease, according to a recent study led by Assistant Professor Feng Lei from the Department of Psychological Medicine at National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

I drink green tea on a regular basis, but I seem to be loosing my mind anyway 😦