It’s hard to imagine that something we drizzle over pancakes in the morning could actually benefit our brain, but that’s the message coming from over 24 studies from a number of different universities. The studies were one the talking points of a two-day symposium held recently in San Diego.

The symposium centered around using natural products in the fight against neurodegenerative diseases, and maple syrup was one of those included, having shown to help fight off Alzheimer’s disease. Eurekalert has detailed some of the research presented at the symposium:

One study presented by Dr. Donald Weaver, from the Krembil Research Institute of the University of Toronto, found that an extract of maple syrup may help prevent the misfolding and clumping of two types of proteins found in brain cells – beta amyloid and tau peptide. When cellular proteins fold improperly and clump together, they accumulate and form the plaque that is involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases.

“Natural food products such as green tea, red wine, berries, curcumin and pomegranates continue to be studied for their potential benefits in combatting Alzheimer’s disease. And now, in preliminary laboratory-based Alzheimer’s disease studies, phenolic-enriched extracts of maple syrup from Canada showed neuroprotective effects, similar to resveratrol, a compound found in red wine,” said Dr. Seeram. “However, further animal and eventually human studies would be required to confirm these initial findings.”

While maple syrup shows promise, the same likely can’t be said for pancakes and the additional things you throw on your Sunday breakfast. Check out the full article for more of the details.

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