Author: chakefaye
For years researchers have proven that vitamin D plays a key role in the
formation of healthy bodies. Vitamin D is also known to help in the development
and maintenance of healthy teeth and bones, but also protects individuals from a
number of diseases, including some cancers.
New research has revealed that vitamin D may now help to regulate the
development of Alzheimer’s disease. In a
study, led by Professor Declan Naughton of Kingston University, data
revealed that all individuals with unregulated cases of Alzheimer’s disease were
severely deficient in vitamin D. Contrarily, in cases where a subjects
Alzheimer’s disease was well regulated or non-existent, individuals possessed
elevated blood levels of vitamin D in the body.
“The key point in this study was that a blood test…developed at Kingston
University, was for the first time able to accurately measure which, if any, of
the different variations of vitamin D were present in Alzheimer’s patients. This
is believed to be the first time scientists have pinpointed the connection [to
vitamin D].”
It’s extremely important to increase your vitamin D intake as you age in
order to gain the benefits of increased supplementation. This will help to
impede any future risk of developing certain illnesses and diseases, such as
Alzheimer’s. The recommended daily dose of vitamin D for regular individuals is
15mcg daily and for those 70 years and older, 20mcg daily.
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