Fall prevention is a public health goal for the elderly. Each year, one in three people 65 years and older experiences at least one fall, with 5.6% resulting in a fracture, and vitamin D can play a role in preventing this. There are vitamin D receptors in human muscle that have a dire...
Brain function in the elderly: role of vitamin B12 and folate. The potential danger today is that with supplementation with folic acid of dietary staples such as flour, that the incidence of this disease could rise ... D G,Weir,J M,... - 《British Medical Bulletin》 被引量: 135发表:...
B12 deficiency occurs in four stages, beginning with declining blood levels of the vitamin (stage I), progressing to low cellular concentrations of the vitamin (stage II), an increased blood level of homocysteine and a decreased rate of DNA synthesis (stage III), and finally, macrocytic anemia ...
The relationship between plasma homocysteine levels and bone mineral density in post-menopausal women BackgroundWhether or not mild hyperhomocysteinemia and low serum levels of folates or vitamin B12 are risk factors for osteoporosis in the elderly is contr... P Bucciarelli,G Martini,I Martinelli,...
Risk factors include male gender, menopause in women, hypertension, elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), decreased levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), quitting smoking, diabetes, obesity, having a personal or family history of heart disease, sedentary lifestyle, increasing age, ...
Dietary intake of B6-9-12 vitamins, serum homocysteine levels and their association with depressive symptoms: The Zutphen Elderly Studydepressive symptomsfolatevitamin B6vitamin B12homocysteineLow B-vitamin status and high levels of serum homocysteine are found in depressed inpatients, but results of ...
This is especially true in the later stages of dementia. Depression in elderly people can cause dementia-like symptoms. About 40% of people with dementia are also depressed. Common symptoms of depression include depressed mood, loss of interest in activities once enjoyed, withdrawal from others, ...
While elderly individuals seem to be less likely to experience a major depressive episode compared to younger people, senior citizens are more at risk for developing the less severe but more chronic persistent depressive disorder. In contrast to the prevalence of major depression in ethnic groups in...
However, another RCT in hypertensive elderly men showed nonsignificant effects of a similar treatment over 2 y (12). The impact of long-chain n−3 (omega-3) PUFAs, especially EPA and DHA, on mood disorders has also attracted considerable research interest (6, 13). Reviews and meta-...
Children, teens, the elderly, or men do not get depressed. Depression cannot look like (present as) irritability. The symptoms of depression are the same for everyone who gets the illness. People who tell someone they are thinking about committing suicide are only trying to get attention and ...