Low Levels of This Vitamin Were Just Linked to Dementia. Are You Getting Enough? - AOL.com
While vitamin B12 might not be as buzzy as calcium or an immediately recognizable household name like Vitamin C or D, it's just as important for your health—and particularly your brain health.This water-soluble vitamin plays a role in a whole bunch of processes in your body, helping produce your DNA, red blood cells, and generate energy, among other things. But research suggests we may not be getting enough B12, which could actually raise your risk of developing dementia in the future.Here’s what neurologists and a dietitian want you know about Vitamin B12, plus its potential impact on your current and future brain health.Meet the experts: Amit Sachdev, MD, MS, medical director in the Department of Neurology at Michigan State University; Jessica Cording, RD, author of The Little Book of Game-Changers; Clifford Segil, DO, neurologist at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CAWhat did the study find?For the study, which was published in the Annals of Neurology, researchers recruited 231 healthy older people without dementia or mild cognitive impairment (which is considered a precursor to dementia).