• Health
  • Science
  • U.S.
  • Technology
  • Business
  • World
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Sports

Building a Better World

News and information

  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Our Team

Doctors find a simple trick that could prevent cognitive decline

September 16, 2015 By Sam Catherman

Doctors find a simple trick that could prevent cognitive decline

Researchers at Rutgers University have discovered a simple, safe lifestyle change that could significantly reduce the rate of cognitive decline in older individuals.

Doctors at the University of California at Davis and Rutgers University have discovered a new, simple way to ward off cognitive decline and keep your memory sharp during old age. According to a report from CTV News, getting a healthy dose of vitamin D each day can keep people in their 60s and up feeling more active.

According to Dr. Joshua Miller of Rutgers, “This work, and that of others, suggests that there is enough evidence to recommend that people in their 60s and older discuss taking a daily vitamin D supplement with their physicians.” Miller states that vitamin D supplements may not work for everyone, but there is a significantly low health risk in doing so.

The study found that insufficient levels of vitamin D were connected to faster declines in episodic memory and executive function, regardless of the patient’s starting point in these measures. It examined a sample of 400 men and women with a mean age of 76 to determine what effect vitamin D had on their overall cognitive abilities.

Patients in the sample suffered from deficiency and insufficiency, at levels of 26 percent and 35 percent, respectively. Over a five-year follow up period, patients whose vitamin D levels were low experienced a significant decline in cognitive ability, in some cases three times as fast as those with sufficient vitamin D.

Researchers were surprised by the rate of decline in patients who weren’t getting enough vitamin D, which is commonly found in dairy products and can also be absorbed from the sun.

Sharing

Facebooktwittergoogle_plusredditpinterestlinkedintumblrmail

Filed Under: Front Page, Health

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow Us

Facebookrss

Search:

Recent Posts

  • NASA’s InSight spacecraft makes important course correction May 26, 2018
  • Scientists outraged at latest Trump decision May 15, 2018
  • Huge uproar erupts over major incident at Utah park May 13, 2018
  • Incredible moon discovery stuns scientists May 12, 2018
  • Authorities shocked by discovery about common painkiller May 6, 2018
  • Outrageous crocodile experiment stuns scientists May 5, 2018
  • Great Barrier Reef is too quiet, scientists say May 1, 2018
  • Massive Hiroshima bomb discovery shocks scientists May 1, 2018
  • Earth will be slammed by massive asteroid April 29, 2018
  • Teens are doing something incredibly alarming in schools April 29, 2018
  • Huge discovery in Tasmania stuns scientists April 28, 2018
  • Shocking discovery in New Jersey stuns authorities April 22, 2018
  • Huge volcanic explosion could wipe out the United States April 21, 2018
  • Huge controversy erupts over world’s hottest pepper April 15, 2018
  • SpaceX is about to do something astonishing April 15, 2018

Copyright © 2021 Jones Kilmartin Group, LLC · Metro Pro Theme On Genesis Framework · WordPress