Honey boosts memory: study

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A daily spoonful of honey may boost postmenopausal womens memory.

15 October,2012 02:26 pm

In the study, 102 healthy women were randomly assigned to eat 20 grams of honey a day, take hormone-replacement therapy containing estrogen and progesterone or do nothing.After four months, those who took honey or hormone pills recalled about one extra word out of 15 presented on a short-term memory test.The immediate memory improvement in the honey group is probably best explained by improvement in concentration and overall well-being after honey supplement, Dr. Zahiruddin Othman and colleagues from Universiti Sains Malaysia in Kubang Kerian write in the journal Menopause.The new work is part of a slew of studies from the researchers, who say the honey -- from the tropical tualang tree -- has beneficial effects on anything from scars, to bones, to female reproductive organs and even cancer cells. And now memory has been added to the list. But women shouldnt get excited just yet, warn U.S. experts, who shot down the new results.