据美国媒体报道,最新发布的科研成果进一步表明,巧克力中的一种抗氧化剂似乎可以帮助增进人们随着年龄增长而逐渐丧失的某些记忆技能。《自然神经科学》杂志以年龄在50~69岁、身体健康的人群为对象进行了一项小规模研究。其中一部分人连续3个月喝可可黄烷醇含量较高的混合物;另外一些人则喝黄烷醇含量较低的混合物。在随后的记忆测试中,前者的表现好于后者。 According to the U.S. media, the latest research findings further suggest that one of the antioxidants in chocolate seems to help improve certain memory skills that people gradually lose as they age. The Journal of Natural Neuroscience has conducted a small-scale study targeting healthy people aged 50-69 years. Some of them drank a mixture of high levels of cocoa butter for three consecutive months; others drank a mixture of lower levels of flavanols. In the subsequent memory test, the former performed better than the latter.