[Honey could provide an excellent solution to slowing down or delaying age-related problems, according to a new study.
Research by scientists in New Zealand have discovered that rats on diets including honey had better spatial memory and were less anxious on those that were not.
According to Lynne Chepulis and Nicola Starkey of the University of Waikato in Hamilton, honey could be used to target ageing and its effects, such as memory decline.
Rats in the study were fed diets containing either ten per cent honey, eight per cent sucrose or no sugar at all over a period of 12 months, with the honey-fed rats demonstrating lowers levels of anxiety and better spatial memory when placed in a maze.
"Diets sweetened with honey may be beneficial in decreasing anxiety and improving memory during ageing," Dr Starkey wrote in the New Scientist.
Published in the New Scientist magazine, the research suggests that the antioxidant properties of honey help to prevent damage caused by free radicals in the body and could be incorporated into new products. The study was sponsored by yoghurt company Fonterra which is looking into ways of sweetening its products with honey.]
http://www.fdin.co.uk/news/index.php?type=related&generate=yes&news_article_id=18280702#18280702I always love the bit at the end of these stories that show that the trial was sponsored by a company with a vested interest in the results.
What a coincidence!
