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Can a multivitamin maintain the health of your brain?

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  According to a recent study, taking a daily multivitamin may help older persons' memory . Every day, millions of individuals take multivitamins. Some people think of it as a kind  of insurance in the event that their diet is missing a necessary vitamin. Others think it will prevent illness by enhancing immunity, enhancing brain health, or controlling metabolism. These notions are understandable given that advertisements frequently make broad health claims without providing sufficient facts to support them. Multivitamins have been shown to have at best mixed effects on health. For instance, the US Preventive Services Task Force, a leading expert on preventive medicine, reviewed 90 of the best studies on vitamins and supplements this year and came to the conclusion that the products did not shield healthy adults without nutritional deficiencies from cardiovascular disease, cancer, or all-cause mortality. Could studies using various dosages, combinations of supplements, or popu...