Taking a Daily Multivitamin May Help Prevent Dementia
Are there benefits to taking a multivitamin? Although the over-the-counter daily supplements are considered safe, many health institutions and experts consider them unnecessary unless a person has been diagnosed with a vitamin deficiency.In spite of that, vitamins are quite popular — it’s estimated that about 1 in 3 Americans take supplements, and the classic once-a-day multivitamin accounts for about 40 percent of all vitamin sales, according to Penn Medicine.For those devoted to their daily vitamins, good news: Taking a multivitamin was associated with maintaining cognitive health in older adults, according to findings published on September 14 in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. The Number of People With Dementia Is Expected to Double by 2050Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning, which includes things like the ability…