Surprising Benefit of Vitamin C

From eNewsletter 8/6/2025

DID YOU KNOW that researchers publishing in Frontiers in Nutrition examined the the association between vitamin C intake and cognitive function in older US adults? While vitamin C has many attributes, cognitive function had never been studied until now.

Participants with the highest vitamin C intake showed significantly better performance on the Auditory Fluency Test and the Digit Symbol Substitution Test compared to those with the lowest intake (500 mg versus 120 mg.).

For the first time, vitamin C exhibited cognitive benefits for older adults.

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