Brain Lesions In Seniors Associated With Higher Calcium And Vitamin D Intakes
Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience
Also Included In: Alzheimer's / Dementia; Depression; Stroke / Neuroprotection
Article Date: 07 May 2007 - 13:00 PDT
Elderly men and women who consumed higher levels of calcium and vitamin D are significantly more likely to have greater volumes of brain lesions, regions of damage that can increase risk of cognitive impairment, dementia, depression and stroke.
Duke University scientist Dr. Martha Payne reported this finding at Experimental Biology 2007, in Washington, DC. Her presentation is part of the scientific program of the American Society for Nutrition.
Dr. Payne and her co-investigators from Duke and the University of North Carolina examined magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from 232 men and women (79 men, 153 women) between the ages of 60 and 86 (average age 71). All the subjects had at least some brain lesions of varying sizes, including the extremely miniscule ones often seen in even healthy older persons, but those who reported consuming more calcium and vitamin D were markedly more likely to have higher total volume of brain lesions as measured across numerous MRI scans.
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