A clinical trial with more than 2,000 participants has found that cognition and memory function improved in adults over the age of 65 after they took a daily multivitamin for a three-year period. The authors of the study, published today (September 14) in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, write that their results represent the first large, long-term trial indicating that a multivitamin can improve cognition in older adults, but they note that further work is needed to confirm their findings in a more diverse cohort and to identify the mechanisms behind the potential benefit.
“We are excited because our findings have uncovered a new avenue for investigation—for a simple, accessible, safe, inexpensive intervention that could have the potential to provide a layer of protection against cognitive decline,” study author Laura Baker, a gerontologist at Wake Forest University, tells CNN, adding that the results do not mean senior adults should start taking multivitamins ...
