Memory & Cognition | Sale Week

From eNewsletter 3/26/2025

DID YOU KNOW that a new study from Annals of Neurology found that older adults with lower blood B12 levels, even within the accepted reference range, showed signs of cognitive decline and brain damage?

Researchers found that these individuals had slower thinking and reaction times, along with white matter lesions linked to dementia. Their blood B12 levels averaged 414.8 pmol/L.

We have said for years that the low end of accepted B12 reference range (400 pmol/L) needs to be elevated to at least 600, especially for older individuals.

A recent study in Clinical Nutrition found optimal B12 levels had a protective effect on cognitive functioning and neuropsychiatric symptoms in older adults.

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