Monday, 20 June 2022 – 06:49 WIB
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Researchers from the University of South Australia say vitamin D deficiency can be fatal. BETWEEN PHOTOS/Iggoy el Fitra/NZ
jpnn.com, JAKARTA – Researchers from the University of South Australia say vitamin D deficiency can be fatal.
One of the results of the study stated that there was a relationship between levels of vitamin D low with an increased risk of dementia.
The researchers used data from more than 294,000 respondents at the UK Biobank and analyzed how different levels of vitamin D impact dementia risk.
The risk of dementia was predicted to be 54 percent higher in those with vitamin D levels of 25 nmol/L compared to those with normal vitamin D levels (50 nmol/L).
In some of the populations studied, the study showed that up to 17 percent of dementia cases could be prevented if vitamin D levels were increased to normal levels (50 nmol/L).
“Our study is the first to examine the effect of very low levels of vitamin D on risk dementia and stroke, using robust genetic analysis among large populations,” said the study’s senior investigator and Director of UniSA’s Australian Center for Precision Health Prof. Elina Hyppönen, quoted from Healthline on Sunday (20/6).
Geriatrician and Director of Geriatric Cognitive Health at Providence Saint John’s Health Center, Scott Kaiser, responded to the study and stated that more research is needed.
This is to confirm the cause of whether low vitamin D levels actually increase the risk of dementia, given the new study showing a link between vitamin D and dementia risk.
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