Vitamin D’s Next Trick — Better Cognitive Ability

Vitamin D continues to emerge as a remarkable vitamin/hormone that needs to be monitored and supplemented if inadequate. The latest study on brain function in European men (ages 40-79) followed for several years suggests that vitamin D can protect mental abilities with aging. This study is by Lee et al and appears in the online January 2009 issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.