Professor Luke O'Neill
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 3 Sep
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But don't be taking too many of them.
Because certain vitamins, especially the A group, uh vitamin A, s some of the B group vitamins, they will do you harm.
So be very careful if you are taking supplements, not to take too many.
And the overall bottom line then is take them if you're getting older to help with cognition to some extent if you want.
The effect is small, but it's still there.
possibly AMD, there's a small effect there.
And then if you're deficient, of course, in all the examples I gave, then you definitely want to take them.
But by and large, if you're a healthy person,
Up to the age of what sixty, you don't need them.
Just a balanced diet was all that you need when it comes to vitamins.
So there you have it.
The science of vitamins and vitamin supplements as requested by Mary O'Donnell.
Thanks, Mary.
And remember, my podcast is a news talk production, available every Thursday wherever you get your podcast.
Hello, Luke O'Neill here and welcome to Show Me The Science, my weekly podcast.
And this week, big one actually, because it's a big topic, affects many, many people.
This is the science of Alzheimer's disease.
But in particular, the WHO has issued very clear guidelines on what you can do
to ward it off, to decrease your risk of getting Alzheimer's.
And I want to give you a list of these.
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