💊 Do older adults really need supplements? The answer is more nuanced than many headlines suggest.
Dietary supplements are often marketed as a shortcut to healthy ageing. But evidence shows that for many older adults, the key question is not which supplement should I take? It's do I actually need one?
🔬 The evidence suggests that: • 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝟭𝟮 supplementation may be important when deficiency is present, particularly in individuals taking medications that impair absorption. • 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗗 can be beneficial for those at risk of deficiency, limited sun exposure, or osteoporosis. • 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 intake remains one of the most overlooked aspects of healthy ageing, playing a crucial role in maintaining muscle mass, strength, and independence. • 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿: excessive supplementation can interact with medications or even lead to toxicity.
Perhaps the most important message is this: healthy ageing starts with food, movement, and evidence-based care, not with the supplement promising the loudest results.
While neuroscience is at the heart of our work, we are equally interested in how systemic factors such as nutrition and metabolism influence brain health and ageing.
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