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Vitamin C and Beta-carotene Might Protect Against Dementia
Myriam
Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 4:02 PM
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From Alzheimer's Daily News:


(Source: ScienceBlog) - Researchers from the University of Ulm (Germany) have discovered that the serum-concentration of the antioxidants vitamin C and beta-carotene are significantly lower in patients with mild dementia. They conclude that it might thus be possible to influence the pathogenesis of AD by a person's diet or dietary antioxidants.


Seventy-four AD-patients and 158 healthy controls were examined for the study that has been published in the "Journal of Alzheimer's Disease".

 

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