According to a recent study, daily multivitamin use may aid an older person’s memory.
A new study suggests that daily multivitamin use may aid older people with memory loss. This discovery might facilitate the development of a quick, low-cost method for reducing the rate of aging-related memory loss.
More than 3,500 persons over the age of 60 who were randomly allocated to take a daily multivitamin supplement or a fake tablet for three years participated in the study, which was written up in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. These participants completed an online cognitive exam to measure their short-term memory at the start of the study and at the conclusion of each year. According to Adam Brickman, a professor of neuropsychology at Columbia University and the study’s principal investigator, the test assessed the activity of the hippocampus, a region of the brain that regulates learning and memory.
According to the AP, the results indicated that multivitamins may improve memory function in some people by the equivalent of three years of typical, age-related memory loss. Although the study isn’t thorough enough to offer general suggestions, it does offer useful details on their application, according to Brickman.
According to AP, he continued, “Well-designed research studies are showing that there might indeed be some benefits” from taking multivitamins. The study also revealed that those with heart problems had more noticeable memory improvements.
According to AP, this is the second sizable study that showed memory in older people who took daily multivitamins improved. Additionally, it is a component of the Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS), a sizable clinical investigation.