Although it was suggested that B vitamins could help prevent Alzheimer's , product finding of elevated levels of homocysteine \u200b\u200b in patients with Alzheimer disease and observation of elevated levels of homocysteine \u200b\u200b adult healthy elderly is associated with poor performance on cognitive tests, studies in healthy older adults with high levels of homocysteine \u200b\u200b to which they were supplemented with 1000 micrograms folic acid daily, 500 micrograms of vitamin B12 and 10 milligrams of Vitamin B6 for two years while they managed to show a decrease in the levels of homocysteine \u200b\u200b , showed no improvement on cognitive function of people supplemented although further studies are needed with longer time of supplementation.
Dr. Iraima Acuña. Nutrition Specialist.
0 comments:
Post a Comment