A daily multivitamin could keep your memory sharp as you age

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Taking a standard multivitamin supplement once a day could keep your memory sharp as you age

cognitiveAt the end of a three-year trial, people who had taken a commercially available multivitamin-mineral supplement had a cognitive age that was 1.8 years younger than those who took a placebo.Advertisement

But these studies weren’t randomised, placebo-controlled trials – the best kind of medical evidence – and when such trials were done, they foundfor most healthy people. It seemed the earlier results arose because vitamin tablets are more popular with people who look after their health in many other ways.

They were then randomly chosen to take either a flavanol supplement, the combined multivitamin and mineral tablet or a placebo once daily for three years. Similar cognitive tests were repeated every year over the three years.All the groups did somewhat better, on average, after one and two years, while at three years, their scores roughly plateaued. This was probably because over the first two years people were becoming more familiar with how to do the tests, says Baker.

 

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ALZ_Rebecca alzassociation This is the first time I've seen an almost endorsement of vits other than Omega-3 since I read it was a waste of money because vitamin supplementals don't work. ResearchMatters

ALZ_Rebecca alzassociation I wonder if there's a daily multivitamin that can keep my brain sharp?

ALZ_Rebecca alzassociation Probably the best stoner shop on telegram 💚 Check them out 🍄🍫👇👇

ALZ_Rebecca alzassociation Could is the word to remember. If you have no deficiency of vitamins what will they do ? few of them cause problems if you take too much. If you lack vitamins - they actually work. Remember Linus P who made a big fuss about vitamin C. ha ha. There are big profits to be made ⬆️🦆

ALZ_Rebecca alzassociation A good balanced diet will provide everything you need.

ALZ_Rebecca alzassociation And in 10 years from now, what will they be reporting?🤔

ALZ_Rebecca alzassociation just wait a while and another study will show that we basically pee it all out

ALZ_Rebecca alzassociation I’d never remember to take it

Dangerous advice. If you have a poor diet & are vegan or veggie then this will help with your B12 which will help. Otherwise any supplement with B12 will skew a blood test result and so a GP will not treat a deficiency. Thousands are probably suffering memory problems now.

Now I'm confused. All those studies telling me that vitamin tablets are a waste of time if you eat a balanced diet. Any one check to see if people eating a balanced diet stay sharp as they age?

So does DimethylAminoEthanol.

Because you have to remember to take it? 🤷🏿‍♂️

I've been taking these for 30 years or so and 80 this week. Just about getting some memory problems now. Which ones were they taking? I have to find some of the words by explaining what I mean on internet search!

Remembering to take a supplement once a day means you probably didn't have memory problems in the first place

Did I take one today already, or not?

Don't think so. Too many MAGAs are old and white and don't believe in vaccines but actually using vitamins. So yeah they are not that sharp.

Keep forgetting to take it

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