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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 … |
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Vitamin D deficiency doubles the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia – ANINEWS
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Vitamin D deficiency doubles the risk of Alzheimer's disease, dementia
ANINEWS Lead author Dr David Llewellyn said that the results are surprising as it has shown that the association between low Vitamin D levels and the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease was twice as strong as anticipated. The study was published in the … |
Dementia Risk And Vitamin D Levels: Is There A Connection? – Forbes
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Dementia Risk And Vitamin D Levels: Is There A Connection?
Forbes Dementia is broadly characterized by a decline in thinking and memory. Alzheimer's disease, which affects about 5 million people in the US, is the most common type of dementia associated with aging. And with the aging baby boomer population, the number … |
Low levels of vitamin D can double dementia, Alzheimer’s risks – Financial Express
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Low levels of vitamin D can double dementia, Alzheimer's risks
Financial Express Many other observational studies have tied low vitamin D levels to increased risk of any type of disease. SummaryPeople with less vitamin D in their blood may be more likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer's disease. |
Increased levels of Vitamin D lower risks of Dementia and Alzheimer’s – Dumb-Out
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Increased levels of Vitamin D lower risks of Dementia and Alzheimer's
Dumb-Out Researchers looking for an association between low levels of vitamin D and risk of Alzheimer's disease or dementia were surprised to find that both were strongly linked. Dr. David Llewellyn at the University of Exeter Medical School led a study with an … |
The “Sunshine Vitamin” Helps Prevent Alzheimer’s and Dementia – Chinatopix
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The "Sunshine Vitamin" Helps Prevent Alzheimer's and Dementia
Chinatopix "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 that the association was twice as strong as we anticipated," said Dr. David Llewellyn … |
Sunlight linked to preventing dementia risk – New Zealand Herald
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Sunlight linked to preventing dementia risk
New Zealand Herald Older people who do not get enough vitamin D face a much higher risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease, the largest study of its kind on the topic said Wednesday. People get vitamin D from sunlight and from oily fish like salmon, tuna or mackerel, as … |
Low levels of vitamin D ‘can double dementia risk’, Exeter scientists find – Exeter Express and Echo
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Low levels of vitamin D 'can double dementia risk', Exeter scientists find
Exeter Express and Echo Sun-worshippers could have considerably less chance of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a study by Exeter scientists has shown. An international team, led by Dr David Llewellyn at the University of Exeter Medical School, found that study … |
Vitamin D May Help Avert Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia – Voice of America
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Vitamin D May Help Avert Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
Voice of America WASHINGTON —. Simply taking a daily vitamin D supplement may be enough to ward off Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, according to medical experts. Researchers caution, however, that the results of a large, recently published study do … |
Vitamin D deficiency doubles risk of dementia – UPI.com
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Vitamin D deficiency doubles risk of dementia
UPI.com "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," lead author David J. Llewellyn, researcher at the University of Exeter Medical School, said in a press … |