If you have an appetite for leafy greens, you’re doing your brain a favor. A new study found that older men and women who ate the most lettuce, spinach, kale and collard greens scored the equivalent of 11 years younger on cognitive tests than those who ate little or none. The researchers also mentioned that the same effect of slowing down mental decline could not be obtained solely through supplements.
Study: Eating leafy greens on a daily basis slows mental decline
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