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Published: December 2, 2012 16:06 IST | Updated: December 2, 2012 16:06 IST

Vitamin D protects womens mental healthIANSHigher intake of vitamin D seems to protect mental health among women, besides keeping Alzheimers at bay, say twonew studies in France and the US.The group led by Yelena Slinin, at the VA Medical Centre in Minneapolis, found that low vitamin D levels among olderwomen are tied with higher odds of global cognitive impairment and cognitive decline.The group based its analysis on 6,257 community-dwelling older women, who had vitamin D levels measured duringthe Study of Osteopathic Fractures and whose cognitive function was tested by the Mini-Mental State Examination, theJournals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences reported.The team led by Cedric Annweiler, at the Angers University Hospital in France, based its findings on data from 498community-dwelling women.Among this population, women who developed Alzheimers disease had lower baseline vitamin D intakes (50.3micrograms per week) than those who developed other dementias (63.6 micrograms per week) or no dementia at all(59.0 micrograms per week).These reports follow an article published in the Journals of Gerontology Series A earlier this year that found that bothmen and women who dont get enough vitamin D either from diet, supplements, or sun exposure may be atincreased risk of developing mobility limitations and disability.Keywords: vitamin D, mental health, AlzheimersMore In: Diet & Nutrition | HealthComments(1) Recommended Post a comment

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