Aging: research shows that drinking tea is good for brain health

September 24, 2019 / bioun / -- a recent study conducted by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) shows that people who drink tea often have better brain tissue areas than those who don't drink tea -- which is related to healthy cognitive function The team came to this conclusion after examining the neuroimaging data of 36 elderly people "Our results provide the first evidence that tea drinking contributes positively to brain structure, suggesting that regular tea drinking protects against age-related brain tissue loss "Said Feng Lei, author of the study and associate professor of psychology at the Yong loo Lin School of medicine, National University of Singapore The study, which was conducted by NUS in collaboration with partners from the University of Essex and Cambridge, was recently published in the journal aging science Photo source: benefits of regular tea drinking at National University of Singapore past studies have shown that tea drinking is good for human health, and its positive effects include improving mood and preventing cardiovascular disease In fact, according to a longitudinal study published by Professor Feng in 2017, drinking tea every day can reduce the risk of cognitive decline in the elderly by 50% After this discovery, Professor Feng and his team further explored the direct effect of tea on the brain network The team recruited 36 adults aged 60 and over to collect data on their health, lifestyle and mental health Elderly participants were also required to undergo neuropsychological tests and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) The study was conducted from 2015 to 2018 After analyzing participants' cognitive performance and imaging results, the team found that for about 25 years, the brain regions of people who drank green, oolong or black tea at least four times a week correlated in a more effective way In the case of road traffic, the brain area is the destination, and the connection between brain areas is the road When the road system is better organized, vehicles and passengers will move more efficiently and use less resources Similarly, when the connections between brain regions are more structured, the efficiency of information processing will be higher "Our previous studies have shown that people who drink tea have better cognitive function than those who don't," he added Our current research on brain network indirectly supports our previous research results Research shows that the positive effect of regular tea drinking is the result of brain tissue improvement, which can prevent the interruption of interregional connections "Because of the intricate relationship between cognitive performance and brain tissue, more research is needed to better understand how memory and other functions are generated from brain circuits and possible interventions to better preserve cognition during aging Professor Feng and his team plan to study the effects of tea and its bioactive compounds on cognitive decline Reference: Junhua Li et al Habitual tea drilling modules brain efficiency: evidence from brain connectivity evaluation, aging (2019) Doi: 10.18632/aging.102023