Treatments and supplements · B vitamins (B6, B12, folate)
Do B vitamins help prevent memory decline?
What we can tell you today: how thoroughly this has been studied.
Well studied
3 studies, including 2 that bring together the results of several trials in people.
5 Repeated evidence 2 studies
4 Large controlled trial 1 study
This says how thoroughly something has been studied — not whether it works for you. What each study actually found is in the study itself, and in the plain-language write-ups we are adding.
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The studies
- 5 Repeated evidence
B vitamins and prevention of cognitive decline and incident dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
2022 · Nutrition reviews · 46,175 participants
- 5 Repeated evidence
Vitamin B12, B6, or Folate and Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
2021 · Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD
- 4 Large controlled trial
Paraoxonase 1, B Vitamins Supplementation, and Mild Cognitive Impairment.
2021 · Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 196 participants