Mind & Mood
More evidence suggests multivitamins slow cognitive decline
Ask the doctor
Q.
I hear a new study shows that a daily multivitamin pill may help the brain. Any truth to that?
A. Back in September 2023, I answered a similar question. Enough studies on the subject had already been published to lead me to conclude that — at least for a few years — a daily multivitamin pill might help protect against declines in certain aspects of cognition. But I also knew that larger and better studies were nearing completion and were likely to provide a more solid answer. Now, they have.
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Anthony L. Komaroff, MD, Editor in Chief, Harvard Health Letter
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