Thursday, November 20, 2014

Vitamin B May Not Reduce Risk of Memory Loss

More questions for your doctor. Ask for a specific protocol that will prevent dementia post-stroke.
http://dgnews.docguide.com/vitamin-b-may-not-reduce-risk-memory-loss?overlay=2&
Taking vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements may not reduce the risk of memory and thinking problems after all, according to a study published in the online edition of the journal Neurology.
The study is one of the largest to date to test long-term use of supplements and thinking and memory skills. The study involved people with high blood levels of homocysteine.

“Since homocysteine levels can be lowered with folic acid and vitamin B12 supplements, the hope has been that taking these vitamins could also reduce the risk of memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease,” said Rosalie Dhonukshe-Rutten, PhD, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands.

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