Drinking three glasses of champagne every day can prevent the onset of dementia and Alzheimer's!

Jehana Antia | Updated: Feb 15, 2018, 11:42 IST
Let us be very clear. This news is going to give you just more reason to tell your parents why you'll need that extra glass of champagne. The news we've brought for you today, not only baffles scientists but health enthusiasts alike, and we couldn't be gladder about it! Scientists have found that drinking three (yes, three) glasses of champagne every day can help prevent the onset of dementia and Alzheimer's!

In a study, scientists found a compound n pinot noir and pinot meunier, black grapes used to make the bottle fizzy, can ward off brain diseases and increase spatial memory. Professor Jeremy Spencer, one of the academics who carried out the experiment involving rats at Reading University and told a leading daily that "the results were dramatic". He also said, "This research is exciting because it illustrates for the first time that moderate consumption of champagne has the potential to influence cognitive functioning such as memory."

Those who conducted the study now hope to move on to trials involving pensioners. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Alzheimer's Society described the results as "interesting", but was quick to add, "A lot more research is needed." Well, we await more news with a large glass of champagne in hand...
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