Associations of Folate/Folic Acid Supplementation Alone and in Combination With Other B Vitamins on Dementia Risk and Brain Structure: Evidence From 466 224 UK Biobank Participants

• Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences Vol. 79; no. 4
• Main Authors: Ling, Yitong, Yuan, Shiqi, Huang, Xiaxuan, Tan, Shanyuan, Cheng, Hongtao, Xu, Anding, Lyu, Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Biological Specimen Banks; Brain - diagnostic imaging; Dementia - epidemiology; Dementia - etiology; Dementia - prevention & control; Dietary Supplements; Folic Acid; Humans; UK Biobank; Vitamin B Complex; Vascular dementia; Alzheimer’s disease; Brain structure; Folate; Folic acid

Abstract Previous researchers have tried to explore the association between folate/folic acid intake and dementia incidence, but the results remain controversial. We evaluated the associations of folate/folic acid supplementation alone and in combination with other B vitamins on dementia risk and br...