Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Decreased by 55% With Folate
According to a study published by the Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, older adults could cut their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by more than half by keeping their folate intake at 400 micrograms a day. The study, reported in the inaugural issue of the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, is the largest to date to show that the B vitamin folate could prevent Alzheimer’s.
Investigators also noted that most people in the study who reached the recommended intake level did so by taking folate supplements, in the form of folic acid supplements. The findings, if confirmed by other studies, could lead to a relatively simple way to avoid Alzheimer’s, an incurable brain disease that afflicts 4.5 million Americans. Folate is a B-vitamin nutrient found in foods such as leafy green vegetables, asparagus, broccoli, liver, oranges, and many types of beans and peas. Only 13% of study participants reached the recommended dietary allowance of folate from food alone. Most reached it through folic acid suppliments available at most drug stores. Make sure that your aging parent is taking folic acid supplements as an Alzheimer’s prevention strategy.
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