The American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias reports U.S. researchers from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell found that apple juice improved the mood of people with Alzheimer’s disease.
Researchers conducted tests on 21 people who were hospitalized and suffering from moderate to severe levels of the disease. They found that two 120 ml glasses of apple juice a day reduced behavioural and psychotic symptoms associated with dementia by 27%.
This not only improves the lives of patients but also their caregivers by reducing their workload and making their job easier.
The most significant changes observed were the levels of anxiety, agitation and delusion.
Ruth Remington, associate professor of nursing at UMass, and her colleagues suggest "that apple juice may be a useful supplement" to help counter the "decline in mood that accompanies progression of AD."