How wasabi could improve memory
Live MintWasabi, the spicy green accompaniment that is traditionally paired with sushi could enhance more than flavour, a new study shows. In the study, published in the journal Nutrients, 72 participants aged between 60 and 80 years took part wherein half took 100 milligrams of wasabi extract before bedtime, and the remaining took a placebo. "We knew from earlier animal studies that wasabi conferred health benefits," Rui Nouchi, the study's lead researcher told CBS News. The findings also showed that people who took the wasabi extract “showed improved verbal episodic memory performance as well as better performance in associating faces and names, which is often the major memory-related problem in older adults.” This is not the first time a spice has been linked to improving memory. The findings, published in the journal American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry show that people who took curcumin experienced significant improvements in their memory and attention abilities, UCLA’s press statement reveals.
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