Vitamin D and the risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease

Conclusion:
Our results confirm that vitamin D deficiency is associated with a substantially increased risk of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer disease. This adds to the ongoing debate about the role of vitamin D in nonskeletal conditions.

Source: Neurology - September 1, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Littlejohns, T. J., Henley, W. E., Lang, I. A., Annweiler, C., Beauchet, O., Chaves, P. H. M., Fried, L., Kestenbaum, B. R., Kuller, L. H., Langa, K. M., Lopez, O. L., Kos, K., Soni, M., Llewellyn, D. J. Tags: All Cognitive Disorders/Dementia, Alzheimer's disease ARTICLE Source Type: research