According to new research presented at the 14th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer′s Disease (CTAD) Conference, a daily multivitamin taken for 3 years is tied to a 60% slowing of cognitive aging. Additionally, the effects were particularly marked in patients with cardiovascular (CVD) disease.

The COSMOS-Mind study also looked at the effect of cocoa flavonols but found no beneficial effect. This is a substudy of a large parent trial that compared the effects of cocoa extract (500 mg/day cocoa flavanols) and a multivitamin-mineral (MVM) with placebo on cardiovascular and cancer outcomes in over 21,000 older participants.

The COSMOS-Mind study included 2262 adults, 65 years of age and above, without dementia. The participants underwent cognitive testing at baseline and every year for 3 years. While there was no effect of cocoa on global cognitive function, there was a positive effect of multivitamins for the active group compared to placebo, peaking at 2 years… (Medscape)