New research reveals that taking Vitamin D supplements could help cut the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
A recent study by the Peninsula Medical School, the University of Cambridge and the University of Michigan, has discovered a relationship between Vitamin D and cognitive impairment.
The tests found that as levels of Vitamin D decreased, the levels of cognitive impairment increased. People who have a cognitive impairment are more likely to develop dementia.
Those people who had the lowest levels of Vitamin D were found to be more than twice as likely to be cognitively impaired than those who had optimum levels of Vitamin D.
Vitamin D is essential for the absorption of calcium which is necessary for strong bones and teeth, as well as fighting disease and infections. It is produced naturally in the body through exposure to the sun, but levels can be insufficient in the winter when hours of natural sunlight are low.