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Green tea holds the key for men

A new study has found that the tea - already credited with providing a host of health benefits  - can help improve memory and cognition in men. 

Researchers recruited 12 healthy men and divided them into two groups.

A new study has found that green tea, already credited with providing a host of health benefits, can help improve memory and cognition in men. One group was given a drink containing a green tea extract, while a second group was given a placebo drink without the extract.

Then, using an MRI machine, scientists studied the effects of the two drinks on the men's brains while they performed a memory test. Compared to the placebo group, the green tea drinkers experienced an increase in the activation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with working memory, which you need for problem solving and focus.