{"id":27200,"date":"2017-06-22T14:43:03","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T09:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/?p=27200"},"modified":"2017-06-23T15:39:55","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T10:09:55","slug":"carotenoid-rich-vegetables-found-beneficial-elderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/carotenoid-rich-vegetables-found-beneficial-elderly\/","title":{"rendered":"Carotenoid Rich Vegetables Found To Be Beneficial For The Elderly!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27204 size-full\" title=\"Carotenoid Rich Vegetables Found To Be Beneficial For The Elderly!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/rsz_shutterstock_587901152.jpg\" alt=\"Carotenoid Rich Vegetables Found To Be Beneficial For The Elderly!\" width=\"630\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p>-Recent research, conducted by University of Georgia,\u00a0evaluated the impact of carotenoids on cognitive skills in the elderly.<\/p>\n<p>-The study evaluated the cognitive power of elderly people (close to 58% women) aged between 65-86 years.The researchers made them to memorize pairs of unrelated words and simultaneously they performed brain imaging for these elderly people.<\/p>\n<p>-The study assessed the L (lutein) and Z (zeaxanthin) levels in the retina by measuring the pigment optimal density.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-The study suggested that elderly with high levels of carotenoids such as L and Z were found to showcase lower brain activity and an improved cognitive function. The \u201clower brain activity\u201d observed suggested that\u00a0they did not have to work as hard to complete the task.<\/p>\n<p>-Experts recommended to include vegetables rich in these pigments (such as carrots, pumpkins, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, and oranges) to their diet.<\/p>\n<p>-Findings were published in\u00a0<em>Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<em>Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/rsz_shutterstock_587901152.jpg\" alt=\"1mg\" width=\"630\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[123,202],"class_list":["post-27200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1mg-news","tag-healthy-eating","tag-vitamins-minerals-nutrients"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Carotenoid Rich Vegetables Found To Be Beneficial For The Elderly! 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