Vitamin D Supplements May Slow Dementia
<p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Alzheimer">Alzheimer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dementia">dementia</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>. <span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="vitamin">vitamin</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="onset">onset</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dementia">dementia</span>.</p><p><span word="Vitamin">Vitamin</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="nuts">nuts</span>, <span word="lentils">lentils</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fatty">fatty</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>.</p><p><span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vitamin">vitamin</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dementia">dementia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Alzheimer">Alzheimer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dementia">dementia</span>. <span word="Alzheimer">Alzheimer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exhausting">exhausting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="caregivers">caregivers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frightening">frightening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="forgetting">forgetting</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> - <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="dementia">dementia</span> <span word="sufferer">sufferer</span>, <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Roberts">Roberts</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 47 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="dementia">dementia</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="about">about</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="low">low</span>- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> - <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vitamin">vitamin</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cognitive">cognitive</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>: <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="outright">outright</span> <span word="dementia">dementia</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="cognitive">cognitive</span> <span word="impairment">impairment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="cognitive">cognitive</span> <span word="functioning">functioning</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Joshua">Joshua</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rutgers">Rutgers</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="about">about</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vitamin">vitamin</span> <span word="D">D</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="dementia">dementia</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="vitamin">vitamin</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="cognitive">cognitive</span> <span word="impairment">impairment</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="cognitive">cognitive</span> <span word="functioning">functioning</span>," <span word="Miller">Miller</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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