Those who prefer red wine to white have long had good reason to be smug about it: the drink has previously been shown to lower cholesterol, fight inflammation and even prevent tooth decay.

Consuming foods and drinks particularly high in flavonoids – such as berries, tea, dark chocolate and, yes, red wine – could potentially safeguard your brain in older age, with researchers linking these plant-based antioxidants with lowering the risk of developing dementia.

People who consume more foods rich in flavonoids, such as berries, tea, red wine and dark chocolate, could lower their risk of dementia, new research has found. Led by a team of researchers at Queen’s University Belfast,

Researchers at Ningxia Medical University in China have found that some coffee or tea drinkers are lowering their risk of dementia. But their observational study found that benefit was more likely for people with high blood pressure,