Looking to Improve Brain Function? Research Indicates Fiber May Help

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.

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 6 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease. The number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million Americans by 2050. Almost one in three seniors die from Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, meaning it takes the lives of more people than breast and prostate cancers combined. At the end of 2023, the disease cost the U.S. economy $345 billion.

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