Taking B vitamins might help protect your brain from shrinking, but only if you already have enough omega-3s in your body—like from fish or supplements.
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Omega-3 Fatty Acid Status Enhances the Prevention of Cognitive Decline by B Vitamins in Mild Cognitive Impairment
B vitamins help slow brain decline only if you already have enough omega-3s in your body; if you don’t, the vitamins don’t help. So, omega-3s are like a key that lets B vitamins work.
Brain atrophy in cognitively impaired elderly: the importance of long-chain ω-3 fatty acids and B vitamin status in a randomized controlled trial.
B vitamins only help slow brain shrinkage in older people if they already have enough omega-3 fatty acids in their blood — if they don’t, the vitamins don’t help. So, omega-3s are like a key that unlocks the protective power of B vitamins.
Brain atrophy in cognitively impaired elderly: the importance of long-chain ω-3 fatty acids and B vitamin status in a randomized controlled trial.
The study found that B vitamins only help slow brain shrinkage in older people who already have enough omega-3 fatty acids in their blood — if they don’t, the vitamins don’t help. So, omega-3s are like a necessary partner for B vitamins to work.
B vitamins only help protect the brain from shrinking and memory loss if you already have enough omega-3 fatty acids in your body—like fish oil. If you don’t have enough omega-3, the vitamins don’t help at all.
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