Can Multivitamins Improve Your Memory?

It’s an exciting time for the fields of nutrition and neurology. This year, two large studies determined that taking a daily multivitamin could improve memory and cognition in older adults. So can supplements actually improve your brain health? How else can food choices affect cognitive function?

Here, our Eat host, Leslie Beck, RD, is joined by Toronto Memory Program medical director Dr. Sharon Cohen to provide a comprehensive guide to multivitamins and cognition.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
02:45 Dr. Sharon Cohen’s work at the Toronto Memory Program
04:11 Learn why it’s an exciting time for Alzheimer’s research.
06:50 What happens to our brains as we age?
09:03 Executive function
10:04 The COSMOS-Mind Study: who participated, and what were the results?
14:14 What is the COSMOS-Web Trial, and what does Dr. Cohen think about its results?
16:35 How do nutrients really affect brain aging?
20:19 What happens to your brain when you don’t get enough vitamins?
21:36 Do you need a daily multivitamin?
22:31 What does Leslie Beck recommend to her clients?
23:31 Why Canadians should take vitamin D for brain health, not just bone health.