Dr. Joshua Miller, PhD discusses a study showing that B vitamin supplements may protect against cognitive decline when taken prior to the development of any significant brain damage due to Alzheimer’s disease. He also suggests that vitamin B supplements may only be effective for individuals with vitamin deficiencies or high homocysteine levels.
Can Vitamins Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline?
Oct 27, 2017
2017 UC Davis Alzheimer's Community Engagement Series
This is the second lecture in a six part series offered by the UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center for the Sacramento Metropolitan Area and communities throughout Northern California. The theme of this year’s series is healthy brain aging and prevention. Six lectures, planned around this theme, include preventative information on healthy brain aging, vitamins and supplements, diet, alternative medicine approaches, social interaction and exercise.
As our population ages, age-related cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease, and other forms of dementia threaten to reach epidemic proportions within several decades. Of paramount importance is the need to develop both treatments and prevention strategies. This presentation, by Dr. Joshua Miller, will review evidence that certain vitamins (i.e., folic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin D) can slow or prevent aged related cognitive decline.
Dr. Joshua Miller is Professor and Chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. His research focuses on the influences of B vitamins and related metabolites on cognitive function and risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in older adults.
