In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers found that higher levels of vitamin D in brain tissue were linked with better cognitive function, showing how nutrients from food might help protect our brains as we age.
Dietary and nutritional factors have long been linked to thinking or reasoning ability in older adults. But previous studies of vitamin D only looked at dietary intake or measurements of it in the blood, said the study’s lead author, Kyla Shea, PhD, an associate professor at Tufts University.
The researchers found that vitamin D was present in brain tissue and that people with higher concentrations of vitamin D in the brain also reported higher cognitive function prior to death.
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