Study Shows Regular Intake of Polyphenols Like Those Found in KonaRed Coffee Fruit Best
Polyphenols like those found in KonaRed Coffee Fruit and red wine are thought to help avoid Alzheimer’s disease. A Purdue study of how those compounds reach the brain found that regular chronic intake of polyphenols like those found in KonaRed Coffee Fruit products is the best way to increase their concentration in the brain.
The research, completed by Mario Ferruzzi, a Purdue associate professor of food science, Connie Weaver, Purdue’s head of foods and nutrition, and Elsa Janie, a Purdue associate professor of foods and nutrition, determined that the amount of polyphenols in a rats brain was as much as 200 percent higher on the 10th consecutive day of feeding as compared to the first. Many previous experiments where absorption was measured after single or sporadic doses found very little if any of the bioreactive polyphenols present in the brain tissues.
According to Ferruzzi, “This shows that reasonable and chronic consumption of these products may be the way to go, rather than single high doses, similar to drugs. It’s like eating an apple a day, not a case of apples over two days every month.” A paper detailing their findings was published in the September issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Polyphenols, like those found in KonaRed Coffee Fruit and red wine, are thought to prevent the formation of beta-amyloid protein, which leads to plaque in the brain that causes Alzheimers disease. Alzheimer’s is a neurodegenerative disease that causes memory loss and deteriation of cognitive ability. According to Pasinetti, the Aidekman Family Professor in Neurology and director of the Center for Excellence for Novel Approaches to Neuropathics , said discovering how polyphenols are absorbed and distributed in the brain can effect scientists understanding of the amount of polyphenols a person would need to consume to effectively combat Alzheimer’s disease. According to Pasinetti, “The most important thing is that when we follow the repetitive administration of this compound, we were able to observe the transfer of the compound to the brain. This may help us figure out the proper concentration to help get these chemicals to the brain.”
On a practical basis, this means that if you are looking to reap the benefits of a diet high in polyphenols you should be ingesting them every day. KonaRed Coffee Fruit is an ideal source of these super nutrients, and is available now in a nutritional beverage called XOWii, as well as in pure concentrated liquid or powder form. KonaRed Coffee Fruit is made from the coffee cherry, the fruit of the coffee plant that holds the coffee seed, also known as coffee beans. KonaRed Coffee Fruit products can be mixed into green tea, coffee, hot water, or any other liquid to increase the levels of beneficial antioxidant polyphenols in your diet. Remember a Coffee Fruit a day keeps the doctor away!