Research has shown the importance of vitamin D for our overall health. But recent studies have found increasing evidence that it plays a key role in maintaining cognitive function and potentially preventing dementia and diabetes.

This underscores the importance of maintaining healthy vitamin D levels, particularly as we age.

According to MindBodyGreen, researchers found that there was a direct link between vitamin D deficiency, which some experts say affect as many as 50% of the population, and a decline in cognitive function. A large study on almost 270,000 adults found that those who took vitamin D regularly had a whopping 17% reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

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