Vitamin D May Speed Brain Information Processing

We get vitamin D mainly from the sun’s UV rays, fatty fish, fortified milk or cereals  and supplements like a multi-vitamin.  D has been in the news lately because there are widespread deficiencies and growing evidence that it supports brain development in children and improved processing speeds in older adults. But the situation is far from conclusive. As recently reported by the Dana Foundation in Vitamin D and the Brain: More Good News,

Vitamin D has many roles in regulating brain health, from aiding the development of the brain and nervous system to postponing decline toward the end of life, according to a growing body of research. R. Douglas Shytle and Paula C. Bickford review the field and argue that while it is clear that many people worldwide experience vitamin D deficiency, we need to complete much more research to fully understand the consequences of this deficiency for brain health.

And the research is underway. Watch for additional posts on the importance of D for improving cognitive performance on the Next Brain Blog.

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