Multiple factors combined are currently recognized as contributors to cognitive decline. The
main independent risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia is advanced age …

Although deficiencies in polyphenol intake do not result in specific deficiency diseases,
adequate intake of polyphenols could confer health benefits, especially with regard to …

Dietary polyphenols have been the focus of major interest for their potential benefits on
human health. Several preclinical studies have been conducted to provide a rationale for …

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain disease that is becoming a major health problem
in today's world due to the aging population. Despite it being widely known that diet has a …

Research has suggested a number of beneficial effects arising from the consumption of
dietary flavonoids, found in foods such as cocoa, apples, tea, citrus fruits and berries on …

Despite the health benefits associated with the ingestion of the bioactive compounds in
cocoa, the high concentrations of polyphenols and methylxanthines in the raw cocoa beans …

Cocoa is a source of flavanols, and these phenolic compounds exert beneficial effects on
health and aging, and reduce the risk of suffering chronic diseases (cardiovascular …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a type of incurable neurodegenerative disease that is
characterized by the accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ; plaques) and tau hyperphosphorylation …

Cognitive impairment results from a complex interplay of many factors. The most important
independent predictor of cognitive decline is age but other contributing factors include …

Background Ageing is a highly complex process marked by a temporal cascade of events,
which promote alterations in the normal functioning of an individual organism. The triggers …