Vitamin D helps brain to work well at later age

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Indexed  September 11, 2010

Vitamin D may have a key role in helping the brain to keep working well in later life, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Previous research indicates that inadequate vitamin D intake may be linked to poorer mental agility in the ageing brain, but the results have been inconsistent. READ ALSO: Adequate Vitamin D may stop cancer at outset Vitamin D helps brain to work well at later age Vitamin D ’substantially’ reduce cancer risk, major study says Vitamin D is good, but… New food guide for older adults includes vitamins D, B-12, calcium The researchers base their current findings on just over 3000 European men between the ages of 40 and 79, who were all part of the international European Male Ageing Study, drawn from eight different cities across Europe. Their mental agility was ...   See the complete post here