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Maple syrup turns out to be one of the super foods that fight against Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating neurodegenerative dementia. Maple syrup joins the league of natural food products that offer protection against the dementia that includes blueberries, pomegranate, green tea and so on.

Findings from about 24 studies presented in the American Chemical Society (ACS) indicate the positive effects of maple syrup against brain damage in Alzheimer's disease. The botanical compounds present in the maple syrup are found to render protection to brain cells.

In the study presented by Dr Donald Weaver from the University of Toronto, it is reported that maple syrup helps prevent clumping of proteins like beta amyloid and tau peptide in the neurons of the brain. The clumping and folding of proteins result in the plaque formation in the brain which is reportedly one of the main reasons behind the dementia, commonly seen in elderly people.

It was observed in one another study presented in ACS that pure maple syrup could help prevent entanglement of proteins in mice models, thereby by offering protection to brain cells against the disease, according to Tech Times.

"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," said Dr Navindra Seeram, lead author of the study conducted by the University of Rhode Island, in collaboration with researchers at Texas State University, reported Global News.

"And now, in preliminary laboratory-based Alzheimer's disease studies...extracts of maple syrup from Canada showed neuro-protective effects, similar to resveratrol, a compound found in red wine," Seeram added.

Seeram also noted that the study is still in the initial stages and require further testing in animals and eventually in humans to be able to confirm the positive effects of maple syrup in preventing brain damage in Alzheimer's disease, reported Stuffs.com.