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”

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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