Why dementia gets more severe in the winter

Dr Miriam Stoppard: Why dementia gets more severe in the winter UK Mirror

• “A study found a 30% increase in the likelihood of a person reaching the threshold for dementia during the winter months”

• “It found people with dementia were mentally more alert in summer and autumn and, crucially, mental function declined by the equivalent of nearly five years in the winter and spring months”

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See also VitaminDWiki

• Poor cognition 26 percent more likely if low Vitamin D (29 studies) – meta-analysis July 2017

• 9,000 dollar prize for RCT which found cognition improved after taking 4,000 IU of Vitamin D for 18 weeks – May 2018

• Alzheimer’s associated with Vitamin D and Vitamin D receptor – video and pdf – Aug 2018

  • Vitamin D Receptor gene is NOT detected by testing Vitamin D blood levels

  • Alzheimer’s is 3 times more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor

• APOE4 gene problems (Alzheimer’s) reduced by both Vitamin D and Omega-3 - Dec 2018

• Vitamin D pages containing "Dementia" in title (35 as of June 2021)

• Overview Schizophrenia and Vitamin D

• Types of evidence that Vitamin D helps brain problems - 2014

Vitamin D and Season

• Bariatric Surgery problems associated with season, latitude (low Vitamin D) – Dec 2015

• Headaches related to latitude and season – perhaps vitamin D - May 2010

• Vitamin D levels vary seasonally in seniors - Nov 2016

• Vitamin D levels should often be adjusted for season (Cosinor) – Nov 2015

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