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Vitamin D 'is mental health aid'
Friday, 23 January 2009 13:45
According to a new article in BBC News, "Vitamin D, found in fish and produced by sun exposure, can help stave off the mental decline that can affect people in old age, a study has suggested."
UK and US researchers performed a study on 2000 people 65+ years old. Their finding: participants with the lowest Vitamin D levels were more than twice as likely to have impared understanding than those with the highest levels.
Previous animal and lab studies have indicated that the Sunshine Vitamin can be beneficial to cognitive function. Vitamin B12 is also know to reduce the risk of dementia.
Check out the full article in BBC News.
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