However, researchers said they aren't ready to recommend that older adults immediately add a daily multivitamin to their routine based on these results alone.
Taking a daily multivitamin might be associated with improved brain function in older adults, a new study says, and the benefit appears to be greater for those with a history of cardiovascular disease.
The findings, published Wednesday in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, are not definitive and cannot be generalized to the public. More research is needed to confirm them. The researchers found that three years of taking the multivitamin appeared to have slowed cognitive aging by 1.8 years, or 60%, compared with the placebo. Daily cocoa extract supplementation for three years did not affect cognitive function, the researchers wrote.
"If we can really eliminate or really prevent chronic diseases, we could prevent dementias," he said."Roughly up to 40% of dementia could be prevented with just better preventative measures throughout life's span." Healthy Aging Human skin stood up better to the sun before sunscreens and parasols. An anthropologist explains why Healthy Aging Do genetics influence alcohol use risk? Researchers are trying to find out 'We've been down this road a little before'Other studies have had mixed results in the association between certain vitamins and supplements and dementia risk, Vossel warned.
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