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Eating dark chocolate is a delicious way to boost your cognitive function and prevent Alzheimer’s disease later in life. A study published in the Journal of Dietary Supplements found that consumption of dark chocolate can improve cognitive function and address obesity-related problems. For the study, researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in India assessed the effect of consumption of dark chocolate on monosodium glutamate-treated obese mice. They fed the obese mice with a dose of 400 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) body weight of dark chocolate containing 70 percent cocoa solids and four percent total polyphenol content every day for three months. Obesity and Type 2 diabetes during midlife increase the risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s diseases later in life, and taking enough amounts of certain antioxidant agents like dietary polyphenols have been reported to improve cognitive function. The results of the study showed that co...

Local coconuts have been dumped at plantations and warehouses in the country as imported coconuts from neigh­bouring countries are the preferred choice of Malaysians because of cheaper prices. This has led to an outcry from suppliers of local coconuts as they need to clear their stockpile before the fruits turn bad or germinate. Supplier A. Anbarasan, 64, said this is the first time such a thing had happened since he ventured into the trade business 27 years ago. “The sale of coconuts has dropped by more than two-thirds this year alone. “Usually, I could distribute an average of 350,000 coconuts monthly, but now I can only sell between 100,000 and 120,000 coconuts monthly since April. “In Perak alone, I have about 70,000 husked coconuts stored in Sitiawan and about 300,000 dehusked coconuts at a plantation in Bagan Datuk,” he said in an interview. Anbarasan estimated that there could be “a few million” unsold coconuts as many suppliers in other states say ...