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Alzheimers is related to blood sugar even in NON Diabetics. The filmmaker who has been reversing diabetes WITHOUT medications in 10 countries has shown proof of the Alzheimers link to diabetes...even in non diabetics
just google SPIRIT HAPPY DIET
If a lack of B12 leads to Alzheimer's, then most vegans and vegetarians should be developing the disease since B12 is primarily available from animals, not plants. However, the people I am aware of that developed Alzheimer's were all meat eaters, so according to this study they should have been ingesting enough B12 to not get the disease.
Correlation DOES NOT EQUAL causation. This has been known for over 3,000 years and is considered an established scientific fact (one of few.)
The correlation of B-vitamins and Alzheimers could be related in one of four ways:
1) There could be no true correlation and it is a statistical fluke
2) B-vitamin deficiency could contribute to Alzheimers
3) Alzheimers could contribute to B-vitamin deficiency
4) An unknown outside factor could contribute to both.
The drawing of correlations adds to the BODY of knowledge on a subject and are very important. But in themselves are inconclusive. There is absolutely nothing actionable in this article.
1. As is clear from the latest finding that Fruits, Veggies Help Ward Off Lung Cancer, I still think Fruits are instrumental to stem even a broader spectrum of cancers when vitamins and the other ingredients in them Are Mixed with Other Nutrition, if quite a few media cover it up in favor of livestock businesses, noticeably in the U.S.
It might sound outlandish, but the Vital Vitamins Mixed with Other Nutrition seem able to initiate us into the world of Vitality, improving resistance to depression.
Plus, as we are all aware , taking a bath day-to day is best for improving immunity to depression as our body is also taking a breath.
2. We are living in an age of Automation , naturally so the excess diet is more likely to work against our wellness since the residues lingering in our body should act as a hot bed for all forms of germs, bacteria, virus and the likes, which I think spread to a variety of diseases.
The headline is misleading. It should say "LACK of Vitamin B12 tied to Alzheimer's."
Hot,
You are not correct. The title is correct as it stands. The correlation is between Alzheimers and B-vitamin levels in the blood. This could easily be normal B-vitamin intake and a metabolic problem. As I said earlier --- correlation does not mean causation.
My wife is a well-known PhD gerontologist in a Tier 1 university. When she sees articles like this she just rolls her eyes and discards it. We have not even made the first baby steps with Alzheimers. We still have no means of diagnosing Alzheimers except autopsy. And while the strongest correlation with Alzheimers is plaque formation (that's how we diagnose it for sure) we still do not know if plaque causes Alzheimers, Alzheimers causes plaque, or something unknown causes both.
well to much of anything can be bad for you.vitimin supp are toxin to the body if you need some certian thing.quit eating processed food and learn which foods have the highest amount of what you need and make that the mainstay of you diet and the body will do what its designed to do heal its self.i took tons of supplements for 30 yrs still got sick.then met someone smarter and quit all processed foods and supplements.Only fresh meats and fruits and veggies and now thank god I feel great. and save money no doctors,no supplements, no dead processed food..wake up America its in your hands dont turn it over to someone else.bottom line you are what you eat
B12 is a water-soluble vitamin and does not become toxic- you're body sheds the excess through the kidneys. vitamins that are fat soluble are the ones that should be taken with care, because what your body doesn't use readily will be stored in your fat. fat-soluble vitamins are A, D, and E.
art-I have been taking an energy drink based on vitamins for years and it has 41,667% of the MDR for a 2000 calorie diet. Having not died, I think we can safely assume that Allie's comment is correct, though I think she meant 'your' instead of 'you're' which is a contraction of you are.
Is it just me or does the 9th paragraph erroneously say that those who developed alzheimers "had higher levels of... vitamin B12--and lower levels of homocysteine, an amino acid linked to mental decline, stroke, and heart disease"?
Hot in Miami, good point.
I read (and reread) that also. wish they would proofread better
Still shaking my head. One tiny dropped word changes the whole story.
I was mystified as well. Finding misstated things in articles is a pet peeve of mine. After all these people get paid for their writing, and errors are proof that the 'proofing' was also not very good.
Now if the statement was true, then following the logic of the article, it should be explained.
Arg!
I wonder which b12 supplements are being administered in these studies. In my experience cyanocobalamin the common cheap form does as much harm as good. I take methylcobalamin instead. I would think most everyone could benefit from a daily vitamin b complex supplement. I've been taking countrylife brand capsules lately opening up the capsules & mixing the powder with meals. It has done me a lot of good. I also recommend taking real niacin (not niacinamide) once in a while. Solaray has this in capsules with hardly any additives
Yeah... They seldom if ever tell you that there are different types of each vitamin. This can be very misleading. But then, Maybe they don't want us to know. This gives them control of the facts.
To Ol' Geezer
Some people shed B vitamins and others at an abnormal pace. Even with the proper supplements they can still be deficient. Sometimes we need some Vitamins in order for our bodies to make use of others.
I read a medical report years ago that our bodies require the iron in meat in order to properly metabolize the iron we get in our vegetables. Also different variants of vitamins can be accumulative when others aren't.
Most Vitamins you purchase pass right through you with little or no benefit. Ask a plumber.
The best diet is a balanced diet with a variety of meat & vegetables, but to much of anything isn't healthy.
Highly processed Meat isn't good for you. When a report says meat can be harmful it's pretty much the processed stuff that's the problem. (Hot dogs, most lunch meats, pressed wafer type meat) Should be eaten in strict moderation.
Read a medical study a while back that said it appeared that people who avoided meat had brain shrinkage similar to Alzheimer's. Was under further study.
i will be 53 on nov 6th 2010 and ive already seen my memory slow down from what it was when i was 20, so hearing this-is very in cour aging to read. i remember that when i was growing up they always use to say get plenty of vitam. b , so this will help give that saying ( solid ground ). and to hear i may not lose my memory so quickly is very promising.
I think the most important thing to remember about vitamins is to take them with a meal. Vitamins are cofactors, which means they work with the nutrients in food, which needs to be present in the digestive tract along with the vitamins in order for them to be effective. For example - Vitamin D is fat soluble, so there needs to be some fat present for it to be absorbed into the system...and it aids the transport of calcium into cells, so the presence of calcium-rich food also increases its effectiveness. A lot of people I know take their vitamins at bedtime, long after supper, as if their vitamin supplement is a stand-alone drug. This is a mistake.
rkaralius-Vitamins taken at bedtime also inhibit sleep as they act as a kind of energy booster. I have had several doctors mention this. The only exception to this is Calcium with Vitamin D, which acts as a soporific.
Good grief! B12 under attack because it might upset the business of Alzheimers.
I am not sure that you understood the point of the article. Albeit the first sentence in the 9th paragraph IS confusing.
My dad has pernicious anemia. His body does not properly absorb B12, so he has deficient b12 level. Even with b12 shots administered by a physician, his b12 level remains very low. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's about 5 years after being diagnosed with the b12 deficiency. After reading everything I could about these two conditions, I tried to convince the doctors to take a very aggressive approach in treating the deficiency to see if it slowed or lessened the progression of the Alzheimer's but none believed there was a correlation. My dad Alzheimer's has now advanced to the point that I no longer think increased b12 would make a difference. But I do believe that there is a connection and hope that researchers continue to work in this direction.