Going to the office fruit basket and taking an apple can be great for your health. They contain a compound called Procyanidin B-2, which has been shown to help slow down ageing-related problems by preventing wrinkles and promoting hair growth.

Now, a new study has revealed that apples could help with another age-related problem – dementia.

According to the research, which was published in the American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, apple juice could help reduce the behavioural and psychotic symptoms associated with dementia.

In the small-scale study, researchers added two 4oz glasses of apple juice each day to the diets of dementia sufferers with moderate to severe symptoms of the condition.

After a month, there was a 27 per cent improvement in behaviour, including positive signs related to agitation, anxiety and delusion.

The Alzheimer’s Society said: "[It] suggests apple juice could reduce agitation and anxiety but it does not say it can improve dementia.

"There are many limitations to this research and we certainly cannot yet hail apple juice as a miracle cure."

Even if there’s no concrete evidence of the effects apples could have upon dementia sufferers, you might want to take some from the office fruit box as they contain Vitamin A, which aids vision, and could help you if you’re staring at a computer screen all day.

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