Older people who regularly drink green tea have fewer brain lesions are characteristic of dementia than those who do not drink it, a new study from Japan has found.

Higher consumption of green tea, but not coffee, was associated with fewer cerebral white matter lesions in prospective studies of aging in Japan. (npj Science of Food) Latent herpes simplex virus type 1 was reactivated by repeated mechanical injury in a three-dimensional human brain tissue model,

Doctors and scientists predict that U.S. dementia cases will double by the year 2060 but that certain lifestyle modifications, such as wearing hearing aids, can lessen the risk. New research also points to green tea consumption as having a positive effect on cognitive health and dementia risk.

A study by Kanazawa University has linked daily green tea consumption to reduced white matter lesions in older adults without dementia.

Drinking green tea daily, especially three or more cups, may help prevent dementia in older adults by reducing white matter lesions in the brain. The Japanese study found no effect on total brain volume or on those with depression or the APOE4 gene variant linked to Alzheimer's disease.

This study adds to the growing evidence that diet plays an important role in brain health, particularly as people age. For older adults looking to protect their brain, adding a few cups of green tea to their daily routine could be a simple and natural way to help maintain cognitive function.

Drinking tea helps with brain health, lowering cerebral white matter lesions. Brain as one gets older, can develop problems like white matter lesions. White matter lesions suggest