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Keeping your mind intact as you age is just as important as keeping your heart beating. Key micronutrients found in real food may offer the protection necessary to prevent loss of essential mental functions: memory, concentration and problem solving.
In a recent article published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, researchers reported that with age the chances of developing significant mental dysfunction, called dementia, can more than triple in individuals with low levels of vitamin B12 and B9.
A study group of 518 people over the age of 65, living in the southern United States both rural and urban, were studied from 2001-2003. At the beginning of the trial period they were tested to determine if a loss of mental function or dementia illness was present. Their blood levels of vitamin B12, B9 and homocysteine were also measured.
High levels of homocysteine are a known risk factor for heart disease but may be reduced if enough B9 or folate is present in the body. Almost 20% of the participants started off with high levels of homocysteine.
Beginning Vitamin B12 levels were low in 17% and 3.5% of the people tested were folate deficient. Those who started with adequate folate in their blood were more likely to have low levels of homocysteine and high levels of B12.
After two years all participants were tested again and 45 were found to have developed dementia with 34 having Alzheimer’s and 7 with vascular dementia. Those whose folate level started low, continued to drop over two years and their correlating high level of homocysteine, continued to rise. This group was 3.5 times more at risk for dementia.
According to the authors two signs they watch for in the onset of dementia are weight loss and low blood pressure. A change in your diet such as fewer calories from dieting may lower levels of essential micronutrients including folate, which appears to help reduce chances of dementia and cardiovascular disease. Folate-rich foods include spinach, asparagus, beans, peas, folate-fortified cereals, sunflower seeds, and liver. Good sources of B12 are: fish, chicken, beef, eggs and milk.
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