Eat Fish, Boost Brain Power
Reported May 22, 2009
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Eating fish may be as good for your brain as a healthy dose of sunshine.
Researchers have found that higher levels of vitamin D — acquired from the sun and also found in oily fish — are associated with improved cognitive function in middle-aged and older men.
The study, which compared the cognitive performance of more than 3,000 men aged 40 to 79 years, found with higher levels of vitamin D, they performed consistently better in a neuropsychological test that assesses an individual’s attention and speed of information processing.
The positive effects vitamin D appears to have on the brain need to be explored further, but certainly raise questions about its potential benefit for minimizing aging-related declines in cognitive performance,” study author Dr. David Lee, of Manchester’s School of Translational Medicine, was quoted saying.
SOURCE: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, May 2009
