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dc.contributor.authorChepulis, Lynne M.
dc.contributor.authorStarkey, Nicola J.
dc.contributor.authorWaas, Joseph R.
dc.contributor.authorMolan, Peter C.
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:36:30Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:36:30Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-10-04T06:52:17Z
dc.identifier.issn0031-9384
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.03.001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/34361
dc.description.abstractSucrose is considered by many to be detrimental to health, giving rise to deterioration of the body associated with ageing. This study was undertaken to determine whether replacing sucrose in the diet long-term with honey that has a high antioxidant content could decrease deterioration in brain function during ageing. Forty-five 2-month old Sprague Dawley rats were fed ad libitum for 52 weeks on a powdered diet that was either sugar-free or contained 7.9% sucrose or 10% honey (which is the equivalent amount of sugar). Anxiety levels were assessed using an Elevated Plus Maze, whilst a Y maze and an Object Recognition task were used to assess memory. Locomotor activity was also measured using an Open Field task to ensure that differences in activity levels did not bias results in the other tasks. Anxiety generally decreased overall from 3 to 12 months, but the honey-fed rats showed significantly less anxiety at all stages of ageing compared with those fed sucrose. Honey-fed animals also displayed better spatial memory throughout the 12-month period: at 9 and 12 months a significantly greater proportion of honey-fed rats recognised the novel arm as the unvisited arm of the maze compared to rats on a sugar-free or sucrose-based diet. No significant differences among groups were observed in the Object Recognition task, and there appeared to be no differences in locomotor activity among groups at either 6 or 12 months. In conclusion, it appears that consumption of honey may reduce anxiety and improve spatial memory in middle age.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom359
dc.relation.ispartofpageto368
dc.relation.ispartofissue3-4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPhysiology & Behavior
dc.relation.ispartofvolume97
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNutritional Physiology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode06
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode11
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode17
dc.titleThe effects of long-term honey, sucrose, or sugar-free diets on memory and anxiety in rats
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorChepulis, Lynne


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