Published: 14 May 2007
Calcium and vitamin D in dairy products may be helping to cause brain damage and dementia in older men and women, new research suggests.
Scientists believe too much calcium can narrow blood vessels in the brain, leading to neural damage.
The effect may be compounded by vitamin D, which regulates calcium retention and activity.
Researchers made the discovery after scanning the brains of 79 men and 153 women aged between 60 and 86.
All had at least a number of brain lesions - areas of tissue damage. continue...
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