Daily Multivitamins Keep Your Mind Sharp as You Age

Older folks who pop a daily multivitamin seem to do better on memory tests than those who just take a fake pill, says a new study. They found that taking a daily multivitamin slows down the memory decline that comes with getting older. This is the third time they've checked this, making it part of a bunch of studies saying multivitamins might help keep our brains sharp as we age.

JoAnn Manson, from Harvard Medical School, who worked on all three studies, says it's like putting the brakes on getting forgetful for two years – a pretty big deal. These studies were part of a bigger one looking at whether taking a multivitamin or a cocoa supplement could help stop heart disease or cancer in folks aged 60 or more. The cocoa supplement folks footed the bill.

Some of the participants also took memory tests to see if the multivitamins or cocoa stuff did anything up in their heads. The most recent study compared these supplements with fake pills in 573 people. They did memory tests when it started and again two years later. Turns out, those on the multivitamin called Centrum Silver did a bit better on the memory tests compared to those with the fake pills.

The results matched up with two other parts of the bigger study, where people did memory tests either on the computer or over the phone. Manson thinks this shows that multivitamins could be a cheap and safe way to protect memory and slow down the brain's aging process.

But, here's the kicker – they're not sure which bits of the multivitamin are doing the brain-boosting job. Duane Mellor from the British Dietetic Association is playing it cautious. He says since the study wasn't meant to focus on memory effects, we should wait for another study specifically checking that out. In his words, "It's not a done deal."

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