Vitamin D Tied to Women’s Cognitive Performance

http://www.geron.org/About%20Us/press-room/Archived%20Press%20Releases/80-2012-press-releases/1464-vitamin-d-tied-to-womens-cognitive-performance

November 30, 2012

Two new studies appearing in the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences show that vitamin D may be a vital component for the cognitive health of women as they age.

Higher vitamin D dietary intake is associated with a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to research conducted by a team led by Cedric Annweiler, MD, PhD, at the Angers University Hospital in France.

Similarly, investigators led by Yelena Slinin, MD, MS, at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis found that low vitamin D levels among older women are associated with higher odds of global cognitive impairment and a higher risk of global cognitive decline.


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