Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

According to a new French study, women with higher intakes of vitamin D may be at a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, but not of developing other, less common forms of dementia (Annweiler C et al. 2012).

 

In this “prospective” study, they followed 498 women – aged 76 to 84 (average 79.8 years) – for seven years. None were taking vitamin D supplements, and all were living at home.

 

The women with the highest estimated vitamin D intakes from food were 77 percent less likely to have developed Alzheimer’s within seven years.