Notice this is real maple syrup, not Mrs. Butterworth's or Aunt Jemima.
By contrast, the artificial
stuff — think Aunt Jemima and Mrs. Butterworth's — is mostly corn syrup.
Fake maple syrup resembles real maple syrup about as much as Velveeta
resembles a good Camembert. And I remember when I thought Velveeta was a good cheese.
The Surprising Brain Benefits of Maple Syrup
Nothing
says breakfast like a stack of pancakes. But what would they be without
a generous drizzle of sweet maple syrup? That’s a breakfast that does
more than power up your morning. It may also power up your brain — and
could protect it from Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases.
To learn more, check out this article on healthy living: Top 5 Foods to Feed Your Brain
Turns
out, maple syrup is loaded with phenols, produced when the sap from a
maple tree is boiled down. Researchers from the University of Toronto
discovered that those phenols help prevent brain chemicals called
peptides from clumping, a process that leads to brain diseases,
especially Alzheimer’s. Those phenols helped to stop the tangling of
proteins in the brain cells of rats and prolonged the life of a worm
engineered to model Alzheimer’s disease.
Scientists still have
lots of work to do, including follow-up trials in other animals and in
humans, too. But for now, it’s good to know that maple syrup may have a
role to play in improving cognition and keeping your brain healthy.
Learn more about how Maple Syrup Compounds May Provide Some Sweetening for Brain
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