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Good news for curry lovers, UCLA researchers report. Curcumin, the natural bright yellow chemical which lends curry its color, has been shown to improve memory and mood in people with mild, age-related memory loss.
Although curcumin has been long been used in Ayurvedic medicine, its medical validity has remained unclear. In 2017, a review of over 120 studies found that curcumin has not been successful in any clinical trial, with the authors concluding that “curcumin is an unstable, reactive, non-bioavailable compound and, therefore, a highly improbable lead”. Indeed, curcumin has also proven frustrating to scientists due to its unstable nature. The US government has also funded $150 million worth of research into curcumin through its National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, and found no results. To make matters even worse, in 2017, there were two serious cases of adverse effects reported – including one fatality – caused by a naturopathic injection.
This is why this study is so exciting: it is, to my knowledge, the first study to conclusively prove that curcumin does have medical benefits, and it may bring a paragidm shift when it comes to the substance.
The double-blind, placebo-controlled study took 18 months, involving 40 adults between the ages of 50 and 90. All the patients reported mild memory issues but were not suffering from dementia.
They were split into two equal groups: one which took 90 milligrams of curcumin twice a day, and another one which took a placebo.All patients…
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