This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Saturday, 17 September 2022
Can You Daily Dose-Away Dementia?
A recent US study of more than 2,200 over-65 year-olds, suggests that daily multivitamin and mineral supplements, reduce cognitive decline (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/14/daily-multi-vitamins-may-improve-brain-function-in-older-people-us-study). The study actually runs counter to several previous attempts to improve Alzheimer and Dementia symptoms with dietary supplements. The recent study indicates that the supplements were most effective in individuals with cardiovascular problems (a risk factor for dementia). The new study appears to have been appropriately-designed but is clearly too small to derive firm conclusions. It seems very unlikely that dietary supplements can 'cure' complex neurological disorders. Having, however, appropriate (not too low or too high) daily intakes of vitamins and minerals, can't hurt brain function?
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