Low Vitamin D May Slow Cognition in Older Men

SOURCE:  MedPage Today

DATE:  May 21, 2009

EXCERPT:  "Low levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [vitamin d] may be linked to slower information processing in men of middle age and older, researchers say."  more

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Lee DM, Tajar A, Ulubaev A, Pendleton N, O'Neill TW, O'Connor DB, Bartfai G, Boonen S, Bouillon R, Casanueva FF, Finn JD, Forti G, Giwercman A, Han TS, Huhtaniemi IT, Kula K, Lean ME, Punab M, Silman AJ, Vanderschueren D, Wu FC. Association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and cognitive performance in middle-aged and older European men. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2009 May 21. [Epub ahead of print]