Folic Acid Helps Keep Your Mind and Memory Sharp
As the old song goes: You must remember this...folic acid helps keep your cognitive faculties sharp.
Okay, that's not quite the way the old song goes (something about kisses and sighs), but it's a very good thing to remember just the same.
As we've seen in previous studies, high levels of the amino acid homocysteine may contribute to cognitive function problems ranging from mild memory loss to Alzheimer's disease. Likewise, high levels of folate and other B vitamins (most notably B-6 and B-12) have been shown to lower homocysteine as well as the risk of cognitive decline.
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