Shortage of vitamin D linked to higher risk of dementia or Alzheimer’s: study – China Post


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Shortage of vitamin D linked to higher risk of dementia or Alzheimer's: study
China Post
Reporting in the journal Neurology, international researchers found that people who were severely deficient in vitamin D were more than twice as likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer's disease as people who got enough. The findings were based on a ...
Vitamin D may help avert Alzheimer's disease, dementiaTimes of India
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Alzheimer’s, dementia related to vitamin D deficiencies: British medical study – Vancouver Sun


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Alzheimer's, dementia related to vitamin D deficiencies: British medical study
Vancouver Sun
People with moderate-to-severe vitamin D deficiencies are significantly more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia than those who have an adequate supply of the vitamin in their body, a new study has found. Researchers, led ...

Vitamin D poses higher peril to Dementia or Alzheimer disease – The Westside Story


Vitamin D poses higher peril to Dementia or Alzheimer disease
The Westside Story
People who don't get the ample of Vitamin D are more prone to Alzheimer's disease or dementia, as suggested by a new report published in journal Neurology. Dementia is not a single disease itself rather it's a general term to describe the symptoms such ...

Lack of vitamin D may ‘raise dementia risk’ – NHS Choices


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Lack of vitamin D may 'raise dementia risk'
NHS Choices
A study found people severely lacking in the sunshine vitamin were twice as likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer's disease compared with people with healthy levels (50nmol/l or more). The findings are based on a study of more than 1,650 people aged ...
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Low vitamin D ups risk of dementia, Alzheimer’s in elderly – Tech Times


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Low vitamin D ups risk of dementia, Alzheimer's in elderly
Tech Times
The Alzheimer's Association has partly funded a research that now holds strong evidence how a deficiency in Vitamin D, or the sunshine vitamin as it's fondly called, considerably increases the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's in seniors.

Vitamin D deficiency could double dementia risk, says six-year study – NutraIngredients.com


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Vitamin D deficiency could double dementia risk, says six-year study
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“Clinical trials are now needed to establish whether eating foods such as oily fish or taking vitamin D supplements can delay or even prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. We need to be cautious at this early stage and our latest ...

Vitamin D: Low levels ‘can double dementia risk’ – The Independent


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Vitamin D: Low levels 'can double dementia risk'
The Independent
“We expected to find an association between low vitamin D levels and the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, but the results were surprising – we actually found the association was twice as strong as we anticipated,” said David Llewellyn of the ...

Vitamin D may help avert Alzheimer’s disease, dementia – Times of India


Vitamin D may help avert Alzheimer's disease, dementia
Times of India
Older people face higher risks of dementia and Alzheimer's disease if they have vitamin D deficiency, according to a new study. An international team of researchers found that study participants who were severely vitamin D deficient were more than ...

Vitamin D deficiency a risk factor for dementia – Health24.com


Vitamin D deficiency a risk factor for dementia
Health24.com
Elderly people with less vitamin D in their blood may be more likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer's disease than those with more, according to a new analysis of data from the mid-1990's. Severe vitamin D deficiency, and the associated increased ...

Low levels of vitamin D may double dementia, Alzheimer’s risks – News-Medical.net


Low levels of vitamin D may double dementia, Alzheimer's risks
News-Medical.net
In the largest study of its kind, researchers suggests that in older people, not getting enough vitamin D may double the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The study is published in the August 6, 2014, online issue of Neurology®, the ...