Can milk boost cognition?
Recent research conducted at the university of Kanses Medical Center has found that milk consumption can benefit the brains of older adults by guarding against cognitive decline. The KU Medical Center research team found that adults aged 60-89 who drink three cups of dairy milk a day, can boost their brains levels of glutathione (GSH). Glutation is a powerful antioxidant that helps protect the brain from some of the damage that accompanies aging and aging-related diseases.
The study provided the participants in the intervention group with low-fat 1% milk delivered weekly from Kansas City area grocery stores. Brain antioxidant imaging scans were conducted at baseline and after three months.
While there was no change in the levels of GSH in the brains of participants in the control group, the group that drank three cups of dairy milk a day saw their brain GSH levels increase by an average of nearly 5% overall and by more than 7% in the parietal region of the brain.
**** Earlier findings have shown that GSH levels are lower in older adults by about 10%, so by drinking milk, it looks like you can catch up with some.
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