Vitamin B12 May Protect The Brain In Old Age
Vitamin B12, a nutrient found in meat, fish and milk, may protect against brain volume loss in older people, according to a study published in the September 9, 2008, issue of Neurology.
For the study, 107 people between the ages of 61 and 87 underwent brain scans, memory testing and physical exams. Researchers also collected blood samples to check vitamin B12 levels. Brain scans and memory tests were also performed again five years later.
The study found that people who had higher vitamin B12 levels were six times less likely to experience brain shrinkage compared with those who had lower levels of the vitamin in their blood. None of the people in the study had vitamin B12 deficiency.
“Many factors that affect brain health are thought to be out of our control, but this study suggests that simply adjusting our diets to consume more vitamin B12 through eating meat, fish, fortified cereals or milk may be something we can easily adjust to prevent brain shrinkage and so perhaps save our memory,” said study author Anna Vogiatzoglou, MSc, with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. “Research shows that vitamin B12 deficiency is a public health problem, especially among the elderly, so more vitamin B12 intake could help reverse this problem. Without carrying out a clinical trial, we acknowledge that it is still not known whether B12 supplementation would actually make a difference in elderly persons at risk for brain shrinkage.”
“Previous research on the vitamin has had mixed results and few studies have been done specifically with brain scans in elderly populations. We tested for vitamin B12 levels in a unique, more accurate way by looking at two certain markers for it in the blood,” said Vogiatzoglou.
Vogiatzoglou says the study did not look at whether taking vitamin B12 supplements would have the same effect on memory.
The study was supported by the UK Alzheimer’s Research Trust, the Medical Research Council, the Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, the Norwegian Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation through the Norwegian Health Association, Axis-Shield plc and the Johan Throne Holst Foundation for Nutrition Research. The research was part of the program of the Oxford Project to Investigate Memory and Aging at the University of Oxford.
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2. B12 is also six times less likely to brain shrinckage
3. B12 though eating fish and meat is lesslikely for brain shrinkage wich helps memory
4. theytested B12 levels unique is a more acreate way by looking at to certan markers in th blood
5. the reasherch part of the program was part of oxford unaversity
1. vitamin B12 is nutreant that is in fish, milk, and meat wich may protects brain volume lossin older poeple
2. B12 is also six times less likely to brain shrinckage wich helps memory
3. B12 though eating fish and meat is lesslikely for brain shrinkage wich helps memory
4. theytested B12 levels unique is a more acreate way by looking at to certan markers in th blood
5. the reasherch part of the program was part of oxford unaversity
1. vitamin B12 is nutreant that is in fish, milk, and meat
2. B12 is also six times less likely to brain shrinckage wich helps memory
emory3. B12 though eating fish and meat is lesslikely for brain shrinkage wich helps memory
4. theytested B12 levels unique is a more acreate way by looking at to certan markers in th blood
5. the reasherch part of the program was part of oxford unaversity
1.)Eating meat will decrease brain srinkage.
2.)Meat obtains vitimain B12.
3.)Researchers collected blood to check vitimain B12 levels.
4.)It was tested on people between the ages of 61-87.
5.)It was testedby the University of Oxford.
People with more vitamin B12 are 6 times less likely to experience brain shrinkage. Vitamin B12 is found in meat, milk, fish, and fortified cereals. Having vitamin B12 helps your brain not shrink so we can have more of a memory. Studies show that this health problem is mostly in the elderly. Researchers collect blood samples to figure out their vitamin B12 level.
Did you know vitamin B12 might be able to protect older people from brain volume loss? The study found that people who have a higher B12 level they are six time less likely to experience brain shrinkage. This is compared to people who had lower levels of B12 in their blood. There are many factors that affect brain shrinkage, but if we just change our diet to consume more B12 this will help prevent brain shrinkage. However this study did not show whether taking B12 supplements would work.