Looking to Improve Brain Function? Research Indicates Fiber May Help

A new study builds on past research indicating fiber and a healthy microbiome can help ward off dementia.
Looking to Improve Brain Function? Research Indicates Fiber May Help
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Forgetting things lately? According to new research, adding a daily fiber supplement may help improve brain function in adults over age 60 in as little as 12 weeks.

The results of a new placebo-controlled, randomized controlled trial published in Nature Communications suggest supplementing prebiotic fiber is an inexpensive and straightforward way to improve vital brain function, whose decline is associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
A.C. Dahnke
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A.C. Dahnke is a freelance writer and editor residing in California. She has covered community journalism and health care news for nearly a decade, winning a California Newspaper Publishers Award for her work.
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