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Friday, May 22, 2009

Fish Really Is 'Brain Food': Vitamin D May Lessen Age-related Cognitive Decline

ScienceDaily (May 22, 2009) —

University of Manchester scientists in collaboration with colleagues from other European centres have shown that higher levels of vitamin D – primarily synthesised in the skin following sun exposure but also found in certain foods such as oily fish – are associated with improved cognitive function in middle-aged and older men.
The study, published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, compared the cognitive performance of more than 3,000 men aged 40 to 79 years at eight test centres across Europe. Click here to read the rest of the article....

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