Dementia

Lack of vitamin B, can triple the risk of dementia in old age. Informed the study published in the magazine, the British Medical Association Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Folic acid, another form of vitamin B is essential for ...

A new study by American scientists showed that the consumption of large amounts of folic acid, which is included citrus fruits and green vegetables, reduces the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Experts from the U.S. National Institute on Aging followed for seven years, the composition of the diet in the elderly. Then come to the conclusion that those who consumed the recommended dose of folate, which are derivatives of folic acid contained in vegetables, reduce the risk of the aforementioned diseases.

Lack of folate, also known as vitamin B9, can triple the risk of dementia in old age. Informed about the study published in the journal British Medical Association Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. A team in South Korea measured the incidence of folate in 518 elderly people, and none of them has shown no signs of dementia.