Ingredients in champagne can reduce Alzheimer's dementia risk

Sparkling wine should have a positive effect on memory ability
Can drinking champagne protect against Alzheimer's and dementia? Apparently, according to a study by the UK University of Reading. As the university reports, a research team has found that the consumption of sparkling wine evidently improves memory. But the sensational-sounding result has a catch: Because the tests were carried out only with a small number of rats and over a very short period of time. Whether the conclusions can therefore be transferred to humans is questionable.
Phenolic acids are said to improve memory
An incredible message is currently circulating in the media: drinking regular champagne reduces the risk of degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or dementia. In a study with rats, researchers from the University of Reading reported that animals receiving sparkling wine performed significantly better on memory tests than the others. This is due to the containing phenolic acids, which should have a positive effect on brain performance.

Compared to white wine, champagne contains a relatively high proportion of phenolic substances, mainly from the red grapes Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, which are used in production together with the white grape Chardonnay, according to the University's report.

Champagne reduces Alzheimer's. Image: Friedberg -fotolia

One to two glasses a week could improve cognitive functions
Can this result be transferred to humans? According to the British researchers, apparently, because they put forward the thesis that the regular consumption of "Prickelwassers" could counteract the age-related memory loss.

"These exciting results show for the first time that moderate consumption of champagne has the potential to affect cognitive functions, such as memory [...]. We promote responsible drinking and our findings suggest that a very low intake of one to two glasses per week can be effective, "said Professor Jeremy Spencer of the Institute of Food and Nutrition.

Further investigations should clarify the issue of transferability
As tempting as the researchers' thesis may sound to many, it is not quite as easy to transfer the results of the animal experiment to humans. In addition, the researchers had fed only a small number of rats over a few weeks with champagne, so that no statements about possible long-term consequences could be made. Whether the positive effect of the phenolic compounds on the brain actually applies to humans, should therefore be clarified in further investigations, so the message on.

"In the near future we will see if the results can be transferred to humans. This has already been successfully achieved with other polyphenol-rich foods such as blueberries or cocoa, and we are forecasting similar results for moderate champagne consumption in cognition in humans, "Dr. David Vauzour. (No)