A multivitamin supplement that
is taken daily can boost memory and cognitive function.
A professional recommended a safe and easily accessible
method of enhancing cognitive function through the use of an intermittent
supplement.
The Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study
(COSMOS) conducted a sub study that examined the effects of multivitamins
supplements on cognition using telephone and online assessments. The findings
indicated that consuming 1-2 daily multivitamins supplements may help slow
cognitive aging.
Dr Chirag M. Vyas, an instructor in clinical
investigation at Massachusetts General Hospital, declared, “Preserving memory
and cognition is a major priority for most older adults, and multivitamin
supplements show promise as a safe and accessible approach to supporting
cognitive function in ageing.”
Among COSMOS-Clinic participants, multivitamin supplementation
had ‘modest’ beneficial effects on global cognition scores over two years.
However, they found ‘a significantly more favorable change in episodic memory
scores.
Unlike other distant studies, this study utilized
personal cognitive assessments to detect minor changes in cognitive
functioning.
Based on the findings from other recent research in this
area, this continues to affirm the lifestyle and dietary changes that can help
reduce age-related cognitive decline.
More specifically, this study showed that multivitamins
can benefit both global cognition (executive function, verbal memory and
complex attention) and episodic memory (the ability to learn, store and
retrieve information throughout the day).
Based on these findings, there is decent preliminary
evidence that supplementing with a multivitamin may help older adults’
cognitive function. This is something clinicians can have a conversation with
patients about, especially if these patients may struggle to get quality
nutrition.
