Fish oil and probiotics supplementation through milk chocolate improves spatial learning and memory in male Wistar rats.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognition and brain function is critical through childhood and should be improved with balanced diets. Incorporating bioactive ingredients such as omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω3 PUFAs) and probiotics into food formulations could be used as an approach to improve cognitive function. This study evaluated the effects on cognitive capacity of complementing rodent diets with chocolate, by itself and in combination with ω3 PUFAs from fish oil and probiotics.

Methods

Spatial learning and memory in the rats were determined by the Barnes maze test in short- and long-term memory. Samples from the cecum were obtained to assess microbial counts (Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Enterobacteriaceae, and total bacteria), and brains were recovered to analyze the ne

SUBMITTER: Faccinetto-Beltran P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9712752 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature