No effective treatment is currently available to prevent or reverse the progression of dementia. Researchers have been exploring ways to prevent dementia by managing its risk factors. In one such effort, researchers from Germany investigated the association between serum vitamin D status and vitamin D supplementation and the risk of all-cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease , and vascular dementia.
Here's a Journal Watch that summarizes the study titled “The associations of serum vitamin D status and vitamin D supplements use with all-cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and vascular dementia: a UK Biobank based prospective cohort study,” published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, January 2024.1 Suggested readings Does Vitamin B6 Have Neuromodulatory Effects? How Too Much Vitamin D Can Harm Your Patients (Case Study) An Extremely Rare Case of Alzheimer’s Disease in a…
