Geriatrics

Vitamin D and Cognitive Function in Elderly

Vitamin D deficiency implies some dysfunctions which are well known, but still little has been ascertained on the relation between cognitive capabilities and this vitamin. An Italian trial on elderly (inCHIANTI trial, published in the Journal of American Geriatric Society in 2000) has given the data to some researchers to verify the relation between cognitive decline and 25(OH)D levels in 858 subjects of averagely 74 years of age.
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