Vitamin D and cognition in older adults: An update of recent findings

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 11-16

  Brouwer Brolsma, Elske M ^a   De Groot, Lisette C P G M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

25 hydroxyvitamin D; Ageing; Cognition; Dementia; Elderly; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; VITAMIN D;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYNAPTOGENESIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; AGED; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; METABOLISM;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84916941659     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000114     Document Type: Review

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