Sugar improves memory in over-60s, helping them work smarter

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Sugar improves memory in over-60s, helping them work smarter
July 18, 2018, University of Warwick


Sugar improves memory in older adults – and makes them more motivated to perform difficult tasks at full capacity – according to new research by the University of Warwick.

Led by Ph.D. student Konstantinos Mantantzis, Professor Elizabeth Maylor and Dr. Friederike Schlaghecken in Warwick's Department of Psychology, the study found that increasing blood sugar levels not only improves memory and performance, but makes older adults feel happier during a task.

The researchers gave young (aged 18-27) and older (aged 65-82) participants a drink containing a small amount of glucose, and got them to perform various memory tasks. Other participants were given a placebo – a drink containing artificial sweetener.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-07-sugar-memory-over-60s-smarter.html

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Start putting sugar back into soft drinks and candy. Both suffered greatly in taste when they went from sucrose to fructose.
Quit protecting the U.S. sugar industry.